BYU Vs Pacific: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 4, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 3, 2023

College basketball play on Saturday will include Jeremiah Bailey and the Pacific Tigers (12-12, 5-4 WCC) visiting the BYU Cougars (15-10, 5-5 WCC) at Marriott Center, with the matchup beginning at 9:00 PM ET. BYU is a double-digit 14.5-point favorite against Pacific when the Cougars square off against the Tigers on Saturday. The point total for the matchup is set at 149.5.

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BYU Vs Pacific Betting Lines

BYU vs Pacific Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
BYU -14.5 149.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Pacific (+14.5)
Total Pick Under (149.5)

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BYU Vs Pacific Stat Rankings

BYU Avg. (Rank) Pacific Avg. (Rank)
75 (102nd) Points Scored 76.2 (72nd)
68.3 (149th) Points Allowed 76.3 (337th)
36.4 (39th) Rebounds 30.2 (319th)
10 (113th) Off. Rebounds 7.5 (308th)
8.4 (82nd) 3pt Made 9 (36th)
15.2 (57th) Assists 12.4 (246th)
14.8 (341st) Turnovers 11.3 (92nd)

BYU Vs Pacific Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Cougars are 12-11-0 this year.
  • As a 14.5-point favorite or greater, BYU has one win ATS (1-1) this season.
  • Out of 23 Cougars games so far this season, 11 have gone over the total.
  • A total of 10 times so far this year, BYU and its opponent have combined to score more than 149.5 points.
  • The over/under for this game is 149.5 points, 6.2 more than the average point total for Cougars games this season.
  • Pacific is 11-11-0 against the spread this season.
  • The Tigers are unbeaten ATS (2-0) as a 14.5-point underdog or more this year.
  • This year, 11 of BYU’s 23 games have gone over the point total.
  • Tigers games have had over 149.5 points 13 times this year.
  • This season, Pacific’s games have resulted in an average scoring total of 152.5, which is three points higher than the over/under for this matchup.

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BYU Impact Players

  • Fousseyni Traore averages a team-leading 8 rebounds per contest. He is also putting up 12.3 points and 1.4 assists, shooting 58.5% from the floor.
  • Gideon George posts 11.2 points, 6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
  • Rudi Williams is tops on his squad in both points (12.4) and assists (3) per contest, and also puts up 2.8 rebounds. Defensively, he puts up 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Jaxson Robinson is putting up 8.6 points, 2.1 assists and 3.2 rebounds per contest.
  • Dallin Hall averages a team-best 3.3 assists per game. He is also posting 7.5 points and 2 rebounds, shooting 42.7% from the floor and 36.9% from downtown with 1 made 3-pointers per contest.

Pacific Impact Players

  • The Tigers get 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game from Tyler Beard.
  • Keylan Boone is posting team highs in points (12.9 per game) and rebounds (4.3). And he is contributing 0.8 assists, making 45.6% of his shots from the field and 40.8% from 3-point range, with 2.2 treys per contest.
  • Luke Avdalovic gets the Tigers 10.4 points, 2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest. He also posts 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Jordan Ivy-Curry is posting 9.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest, making 38.7% of his shots from the floor and 30% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 treys per game.
  • Nicquel Blake gives the Tigers 8.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest. He also posts 0.4 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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