KenPom Predicts No. 20 BYU Basketball at No. 25 Texas Tech

No. 20 BYU basketball is 2-2 in conference play and coming off back-to-back wins over UCF and Iowa State. The Cougars will look to continue their winning streak on Saturday afternoon against no. 25 Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are 3-1 in conference play.

KenPom, the industry leader in college basketball analytics, predicted BYU-Texas Tech. KenPom gives BYU an 58% chance to win with a projected final score of 74-71.

As of this writing, BYU is ranked 9th in KenPom while Texas Tech is ranked 34th.

Game Information

BYU (14-3) vs Texas Tech (14-3)
Saturday, January 20
Tipoff: 4:00 p.m. MT
Lubbock, Texas
United Supermarkets Arena

BYU in the Polls

On Monday, the new AP poll for college basketball was released and BYU dropped two spots from no. 18 to no. 20 after splitting last week's games 1-1.

The Big 12 is the best basketball conference in the country by a wide margin. BYU is one of eight Big 12 teams in the AP top 25. They are joined by Kansas (3), Houston (5), Baylor (9), Oklahoma (15), TCU (19), Iowa State (24), and Texas Tech (25).

BYU is looking for its second road conference win as a member of the Big 12. The first four games in conference play have been a sneak peek of how challenging the conference schedule will be. BYU's offense has not been as free-flowing, the shots have more contested, and offensive rebounds have been harder to come by. In the game against Iowa State, BYU looked more like the non-conference version of themselves.

Below is the full AP top 25 that was released on Monday.

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

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