Utah Valley St. vs BYU Prediction & Best Bets

Game outlook

Utah Valley St. is on the road playing BYU at the Marriott Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/7/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. BYU -8.5 was the opening favorite and current line is BYU -9.5.

On Wednesday, the Utah Valley Wolverines will play the BYU Cougars at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. After defeating Long Beach State 88-78 on Saturday, Utah Valley improved to 4-4. With 25 points, Le'Tre Darthard led Utah Valley. Michigan held Long Beach State to 40.3% shooting and forced the Beach to turn the ball over 15 times.

Among Utah Valley's top scorers, Justin Harmon scores 14.1 points per game, while Aziz Bandaogo averages 10.1 rebounds per game and Trey Woodbury provides 4.0 assists per game. As a team, Utah Valley scores 74.4 points per game with four players averaging double figures.

When BYU hosts Utah Valley on Saturday, it looks to bounce back from its loss on Wednesday. Following Saturday's 69-68 loss to South Dakota, the Cougars are 5-4. Rudi Williams scored 20 points for BYU. The Cougars shot 34.4% overall and 21.2% from 3-point range. South Dakota outrebounded BYU 40 to 38, but the Cougars were unable to overcome their poor shooting performance.

Among BYU's top scorers, Gideon George scores 12.6 points per game, while Rudi Williams has 12.1 points and 3.3 assists per game. Fousseyni Traore averages 8.4 rebounds per game as the leading rebounder. The Cougars average 75.7 points per game, shooting 43.6% overall and 33.3% from 3-point range.

After a disappointing loss to South Dakota, BYU will bounce back at home on Wednesday, but the play ends now. Utah Valley's last four OVERs have cashed. On average, the Wolverines allow 71.3 points per game and score 74.4. In four of BYU's last five games, the OVER has cashed. Averaging 71.8 points per game, the Cougars allow 75.7 points per game. Our favorite pick is OVER 79-76 for the BYU Cougars in the final score.