Kenpom predicts byu basketball vs baylor

On Tuesday night, Kevin Young and Byu -Basketball program are looking for their third win in a row in conference games. Baylor Bears enters the city and fresh by a compelling victory over Utah.

Cougars come from back-to-back blowout winner over Colorado and Cincinnati. They host Bears for a chance to be over .500 in conference games for the first time this season. Byu has looked like a completely different team over the past week and emphasizes up-tempo violation and coherent defense. The result has been complete dominance, especially in the second half. Byu has outscored his last two opponents 97-60 in the second half. They will test their newfound offensive rhythm against much stiffer competition in Baylor on Tuesday night.

Kenpom, industry leader in predictable college basketball analytics, predicted byu vs baylor. Kenpom gives Byu a 60% chance of winning with an expected end result of 74-71.

ESPN BPI is less optimistic in terms of byus chances of winning this game than Kenpom. ESPN BPI gives Byu a 54% chance of beating Baylor.

Winning this game can come down to win Byu’s ability to win the first close game of the season. With the loss to Utah last week, Byu moved to 0-4 in overtime games and games decided by five points or less.

Losing close games has been the headline for Byus season so far. Once BYU has won, they have won big. Every single win has come with double digits.

Byu has to learn to win a close game before rather than later. They may have their chance to do just that Tuesday night against Baylor.