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The Sweet 16 kicks off as BYU faces Alabama. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Alabama prediction and pick. BYU is 26-9 on the year, which was third in the Big 12 this year. They would earn a six-seed in the NCAA Tournament. In their first game, BYU faced 11-seed […]

BYU basketball star Richie Saunders has a unique family tie that is feeding fans with every Cougars’ NCAA Tournament win. The program had now made it to its first Sweet 16 since 2011 after wins over VCU and Wisconsin. The Cougars have devastated opponents with a versatile offensive attack that has included elite three-point shooting. […]

BYU basketball is having an incredible NCAA Tournament. BYU took down VCU during the first round of the tournament. The Cougars got another huge win on Saturday night, defeating the No. 3 seed Badgers 91-89. The win sends BYU to the Sweet 16 next week. BYU junior forward Richie Saunders was almost speechless during an […]

BYU basketball head coach Kevin Young got honest about coaching in the NCAA Tournament after his team’s 80-71 takedown of VCU. It was a feel-good performance for the Cougars, with program legend Jimmer Fredette in attendance. While much of the public was picking the Rams to pull the upset, Kevin Young’s team never really looked in […]

Nostalgia was a dish that BYU basketball hoped to have against VCU, and luckily they got it. Former Cougars standout guard Jimmer Fredette was spotted supporting his alma mater on Thursday. While BYU basketball came away with the victory, Fredette has been a regular supporter of the program. Still, they haven’t had much of a […]

Every NCAA Tournament has blockbuster matchups right from the opening tip that you absolutely cannot miss. The 2025 edition is no different, with huge games all over the board to get March Madness going. Some of the elite mid-majors in the country will be taking on some very talented high-majors in the first round, which […]

The week of March Madness is here and we are under 72 hours away from the festivities getting underway. The biggest stars in college basketball will be going at it all over the nation as they try to become the next NCAA Tournament hero. Some of those stars will waste no time going at each […]

VCU dominated on their path to the A-10 championship, while BYU was one of the hottest teams in the country down the stretch before losing to Houston in the Big 12 Championship. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a VCU-BYU prediction and pick. VCU is 28-6 this season, with their most […]

The Big 12 tournament continues as Iowa State faces BYU. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Iowa State-BYU prediction and pick. Meanwhile, Iowa State comes into the game 23-8 on the year, with a 13-7 record in Big 12 play. That gave them the fifth seed in the Big 12 […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Utah-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Utah-BYU. The Utah-BYU rivalry just got a lot more interesting. It is always compelling. These teams usually play very close and spirited games. However, the spicy nature of the rivalry could intensify even more now […]

The Iowa State basketball team has hit a bit of a rough patch as they have now lost three of their last four games. Tuesday night’s loss against BYU was especially painful as the Cougars ended up getting the win in double overtime. The Cyclones did pull off a miraculous comeback to even get the […]

BYU basketball picked up a wild 88-85 double-overtime win over the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday night. What made the No. 23 Cougars’ win even more astounding was the fact they did it despite turning the ball over a whopping 29 times. If you thought that would be some kind […]

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between BYU and Iowa State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Iowa State prediction and pick. The No. 23 BYU Cougars (21-8, 12-6) visit the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones (22-7, 12-6) on Tuesday in a crucial Big 12 clash. […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a West Virginia-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch West Virginia-BYU . The West Virginia Mountaineers are trying to hang on this season. Coach Darian DeVries is trying to land the plane and get to the NCAA Tournament in Year 1 on the […]

Unfortunately for BYU basketball, their previous encounter in Arizona wasn’t ideal in the eyes of head coach Kevin Young. In Saturday’s game, Arizona basketball unleashed an NSFW chant toward BYU basketball. Although the Wildcats’ athletic director apologized for the move, the team hoped that Arizona State wouldn’t do the same. Following the 91-81 win over […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Arizona State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Arizona State. The BYU Cougars are heading to the NCAA Tournament. They punched their ticket with a win at Arizona on Saturday night. They scored 96 points and roasted the Wildcats’ defense in a […]

University of Arizona athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois is apologizing to BYU basketball for words said in a Saturday game. BYU defeated Arizona basketball 96-95, in an absolute battle. Arizona fans had some salty things to say to the BYU players. Arizona basketball fans apparently used profanity and the word Mormons while screaming at and heckling […]

Although it took a phantom foul call in the final seconds of the game to seal the deal, the BYU Cougars departed the McKale Center with a win over the 19th-ranked Arizona Wildcats on Saturday night, greatly improving the Cougars’ chances of making the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year. There are plenty of […]

On a day of college hoops that featured massive SEC clashes, the second Saint Mary’s-Gonzaga matchup of the season, and a non-conference showdown at MSG between Duke and Illinois, the game of the day was without question a late-night tip-off between Arizona and BYU. The Wildcats and Cougars combined for 191 points and neither team […]

For the Arizona Wildcats, Saturday night’s Big 12 battle against BYU at McKale Center ended in controversy—and it could have significant implications for their conference tournament seeding. With 3.2 seconds left and Arizona leading 95-94, BYU’s Richie Saunders attempted an off-balance shot in the lane, which fell short and landed in the hands of Tobe […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Arizona prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Arizona. The Arizona Wildcats are trying to set the table for a big March Madness run. Tommy Lloyd had a team which struggled in the first month and a half of the season. After Christmas […]

Kansas basketball (17-9) is stumbling its way toward the dance floor, as they continue their February fall with a stomach-churning 91-57 loss versus BYU (18-8) on Tuesday night. The Jayhawks have now dropped four straight road games and will likely tumble out of the national top 25 rankings. Following a listless outing in Provo, Utah, […]

Bill Self and the No. 23 Kansas Jayhawks suffered a shocking 91-57 defeat to the BYU Cougars. The loss was so bad that it matched a record where the Jayhawks lost by the same margin. The Jayhawks got off to a slow start, only scoring 26 points as they trailed 46-26 at halftime. Unfortunately, they […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas BYU. It is the middle of February. Teams have played close to 25 college basketball games at this point in the season. The NCAA Tournament is still a full month away. Teams are at […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kansas State-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas State BYU. Kansas State is doing something special. The Wildcats were absolutely awful for the first two and a half months of their season. They were under .500 and seemed to have absolutely […]

Two teams 6-6 in conference play face off as BYU faces West Virginia. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-West Virginia prediction and pick. BYU comes into the game at 15-8 on the year, and 6-6 in conference play, sitting seventh in the Big 12. They opened the year 10-2 […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Cincinnati prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Cincinnati. There are a number of bubble games in college basketball this Saturday, as one should expect in the month of February. We are getting into that part of the year when teams begin to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Arizona-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona-BYU. The Arizona Wildcats have turned their season around. This team was barely above .500 in mid-December. Coach Tommy Lloyd was struggling to find a winning formula with this team. The offense was far too […]

Two middle-of-the-pack Big 12 teams face as BYU visits UCF. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-UCF prediction and pick. BYU comes into the game at 14-6 on the year, and 5-4 in conference play. They started the year strong, going 10-2, with losses to Ole Miss and Providence. Still, […]

Baylor recently snuck into the top 25 with a No. 25 ranking, but it won’t be easy to get a win when they hit the road to take on BYU in this matchup. The teams have identical 13-6 records, but the Bears are just 2-4 on the road, while the Cougars are 10-1 at the […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Cincinnati-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cincinnati-BYU. This game won’t receive banner headlines on a loaded college basketball Saturday, but it’s an extremely important game. It is more important than most of the clashes you will see on a Saturday with […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Colorado prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Colorado. The Tuesday slate in college basketball has a large bunch of games at 7 p.m. Eastern, a smaller cluster of games at 9 p.m. Eastern, and then three late games at 11 Eastern. This […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Utah prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Utah. The big Saturday in college basketball continues with this night game in the Big 12. That’s right. BYU-Utah is now a Big 12 Conference basketball game, not a nonconference game. (In past years, it […]

It is a Big 12 battle on Saturday as BYU faces TCU. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-TCU prediction and pick. BYU enters the game at 10-4 on the year. They opened the year at 5-0 before falling to Ole Miss 96-85. After a win over North Carolina State, […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas Tech-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Texas Tech-BYU. The Big 12 might not be as good as the SEC in college basketball, but it figures to be very strong nonetheless in 2025. We got a taste this past weekend of […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Houston. There are a lot of attractive conference games on the first full-service college basketball Saturday of 2025. This rates as one of them. Houston has one of the better defenses in the country and […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wyoming-BYU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Wyoming-BYU. There are some huge games on Saturday night in college basketball. Then there are some games which will receive a lot less national attention but will still be eagerly anticipated on a local level. […]

Fresno State has struggled this year, while BYU has been solid to open the year before this game. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Fresno State-BYU prediction and pick. Fresno State is 3-6 entering this game, with no notable wins but big losses to Washington State and San Diego State. […]

Utah Prep forward AJ Dybantsa, the top recruit in the 2025 class, announced his commitment to the BYU basketball program on ESPN’s first take. Dybantsa’s recruitment was high profile of course, being the No. 1 player in his class, and he eventually chose BYU over Alabama, North Carolina and Kansas. It is a big get […]