Pacific Tigers (12-12) vs. BYU Cougars (15-10)
February 4, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: BYU Cougars -13.5 / Pacific Tigers +13.5; Over/Under: +150.5
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The Pacific Tigers and the BYU Cougars meet in college basketball action from the Marriott Center on Saturday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
BYU is listed as a 13.5-point favorite with a ML price of -1000. The total for this game is set at 150.5 points.
Injuries
For Pacific, Greg Outlaw is questionable for this game with an undisclosed injury, while BYU has Hao Dong out until mid February with an ankle injury and Trevin Knell is out for the season with a shoulder injury.
Matchup History
BYU is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 home games against a team with a road winning percentage above .600 while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 home games against a team with a road winning percentage above .600.
Trends
Pacific is 7-22-1 ATS in their last 30 games against a team with a winning record and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 games overall. BYU is
Pick
I’m backing the over in this game. This is simply a case of a lack of defense being played on both sides here, as I honestly think defense will be optional in this game. Pacific isn’t a world-beater but they’ve been scoring points against some of the better teams in the WCC and BYU is always a threat to score well into the 70s so give me the over here.
