Utah Vs BYU: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 17, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 16, 2022

The Utah Utes (9-2) will look to extend a five-game winning streak when visiting the BYU Cougars (7-5) on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Marriott Center. This matchup is at 6:00 PM ET on CBS Sports. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Utes’ (-155 to win on the moneyline) matchup against the Cougars (+126).

This article uses betting data updated as of December 17, 2022 at 5:45 AM ET. See all the up-to-date odds for this game in the table in this article and click here to claim your free sports bet (up to $1,001) at Caesars!

Utah Vs BYU Betting Lines

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Utah (-2.5)
Total Pick Under (143)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Utah Vs BYU Stat Rankings

Utah Avg. (Rank) BYU Avg. (Rank)
76 (117th) Points Scored 76.8 (97th)
59.6 (21st) Points Allowed 72.1 (256th)
43.9 (2nd) Rebounds 40.3 (22nd)
11.9 (81st) Off. Rebounds 13.2 (19th)
7.6 (171st) 3pt Made 9.1 (54th)
15.5 (66th) Assists 15.9 (49th)
12.6 (194th) Turnovers 15.3 (338th)

Utah Vs BYU Betting Trends

  • The Utes are 7-4-0 against the spread this year.
  • Utah has an ATS record of 4-4 as 2.5-point favorites or greater.
  • There have been three Utes games (out of 11) that went over the total this season.
  • Four times so far this season, Utah and its opponent have combined for more than 143 points.
  • Utes games this season have posted an average total of 135.6, which is 7.4 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • BYU has four wins in 10 games against the spread this season.
  • The Cougars have covered every time (3-0) as a 2.5-point underdog or more this season.
  • Utah has played 11 games this season, and three of them have hit the over.
  • So far this year, six Cougars games have featured over 143 points scored.
  • The average total for BYU’s games is 148.8 points, which is 5.8 more than this game’s over/under.

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Utah Impact Players

  • Branden Carlson is tops on the Utes with 15.2 points per contest and 7.3 rebounds, while also averaging 1.2 assists.
  • Rollie Worster leads his team in assists per game (5.3), and also posts 9.8 points and 5.8 rebounds. Defensively, he posts 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Gabe Madsen is averaging 13.2 points, 1.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game.
  • Lazar Stefanovic is averaging 9.2 points, 2.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game.
  • Marco Anthony puts up 10.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting 53% from the floor.

BYU Impact Players

  • Gideon George gets the Cougars 12.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. He also posts 1.6 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Fousseyni Traore is putting up a team-leading 8.6 rebounds per contest. And he is contributing 11.7 points and 1.6 assists, making 61.2% of his shots from the floor.
  • Jaxson Robinson is posting 7.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, making 34.5% of his shots from the field and 31.9% from beyond the arc, with 1.9 treys per game.
  • The Cougars get 6.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game from Dallin Hall.
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