KenPom Predicts BYU Basketball vs Texas

No. 21 BYU basketball is 2-4 in conference play and coming off a tough loss to Houston. The Cougars will look to rebound on Saturday afternoon against the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns are 3-3 in conference play.

KenPom, the industry leader in college basketball analytics, predicted BYU-Texas. KenPom gives BYU an 77% chance to win with a projected final score of 79-71 in favor of Houston.

As of this writing, BYU is ranked 9th in KenPom while Texas is ranked 36th.

Game Information

BYU (14-5) vs Texas (14-5)
Saturday, January 27
Tipoff: 12:00 p.m. MT
Provo, Utah
Marriott Center

BYU in the Polls

On Monday, the new AP poll for college basketball was released and BYU dropped one spot from no. 20 to no. 21 after splitting games last week against Iowa State and Texas Tech. The Cougars, who are 2-4 in conference play, are looking to rebound after suffering a narrow loss to no. 4 Houston on Tuesday night.

BYU is one of seven Big 12 teams in the AP top 25. They are joined by Houston (4), Kansas (7), Oklahoma (11), Baylor (15), Texas Tech (20), and Iowa State (23).

This is the second game in a critical week for BYU hoops. These two games were swing games on BYU's schedule. At minimum, it felt like BYU needed to split this home series. After an 0-1 start, the game against Texas feels like a must-win game. An 0-2 record this week would have BYU near the bottom of the conference with a 2-5 record, and getting back to .500 would be an uphill battle.

Below is the full AP top 25.

UConn
Purdue
North Carolina
Houston
Tennessee
Kentucky
Kansas
Auburn
Arizona
Illinois
Oklahoma
Duke
Wisconsin
Marquette
Baylor
Dayton
Creighton
Utah State
Memphis
Texas Tech
BYU
FAU
Iowa State
Colorado State
New Mexico

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