SP+ Predicts BYU-Arizona State

Last Saturday, BYU snapped a decade-long losing streak against in-state rival Utah. After celebrating that win over the weekend, the Cougars turned their focus to Arizona State. The Sun Devils com into Lavell Edwards Stadium ranked #19 in the country. It will be the first ranked matchup BYU has played in Lavell Edwards Stadium since 2009 - the Cougars came in at #23 in last week's AP poll.

SP+, a predictive analytics tool created by ESPN's Bill Connelly, cemented its BYU-Arizona State prediction on Wednesday.

SP+ expects a close game, but it likes Arizona State to beat BYU 29-27.

🧊😭 WEEK 3 SP+ PICKS 🗑️😠

OU 39, NU 20
Bama 33, Florida 26 (here we go again)
PSU 28, Auburn 23
Cincy 31, Indiana 21
ND 33, Purdue 26
ASU 29, BYU 27
VT 29, WVU 26
Miami 28, Mich St 23
UCLA 41, Fresno 23

Image 1: the good picks.
Image 2: the evening picks that will bomb again. pic.twitter.com/zPXLfP5uRM
— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) September 15, 2021

ESPN FPI gives Arizona State a 53% chance to beat BYU. The betting lines favored the Sun Devils as well, Arizona State opened as a two-point favorite.

Below are this week's SP+ predictions for BYU's 2021 opponents

SP+ favors Arizona over Northern Arizona by 21 points.

SP+ favors Utah over San Diego State with a projected final score of 28-11. The Utes will look to rebound following last week's loss to BYU.

USF is a favored over Florida A&M. USF is looking for their first win of the season.

SP+ expects a close game between Utah State and Air Force. Air Force is favored by seven points according to SP+.

Boise State hosts Oklahoma State this weekend. The Broncos are slight favorites over Oklahoma State with a projected final score of 28-25.

Baylor is a heavy favorite against Kansas this weekend.

Virginia is an underdog this weekend against #21 North Carolina.

Georgia Southern will take on Arkansas this weekend. They are 26-point underdogs.

USC is a six-point favorite over Washington State.

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