KenPom Predicts BYU Basketball vs Arizona State

On Thursday night, BYU basketball takes on Arizona State in the first round of the Vegas Showdown. The Cougars, who are coming off a dominant wins over Morgan State, are looking to remain perfect and improve to 5-0.

KenPom, the industry leader in college basketball analytics, predicted BYU-Arizona State. KenPom gives BYU a 82% chance to win with a projected final score of 74-63.

KenPom likes BYU's chances to have a great record going into the conference slate. KenPom picks BYU to win every game on the non-conference schedule. It's worth noting that KenPom does not have a prediction for the second round of the Vegas Showdown - he won't make a prediction until BYU is assigned an opponent.

Game Information

BYU (4-0) vs Arizona State (2-1)
Thursday, November 23
Tipoff: 10:00 p.m. MT
Las Vegas, Nevada
Michelob ULTRA Arena

Vegas Showdown Bracket

The Cougars and the Sun Devils face off in the first round of the Vegas Showdown. The winner of BYU-Arizona State will take on the winner of NC State-Vanderbilt in the championship on Friday night. The loser of BYU-Arizona State will take on the loser of NC State-Vanderbilt on Friday evening in the third place game.

BYU Looks to Remain Perfect

Last week, the BYU basketball team outscored Southeastern Louisiana and Morgan State 198-98. It was one of the most dominant weeks in the history of BYU basketball. The Cougars have been clicking on all cylinders in the first few games of the season, but this will be their first games outside of the Marriott Center. This will be a great measuring stick for this BYU basketball team.

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