After opening up WCC play with a 22-point win over Pacific, BYU will have its first test of conference season when they host Saint Mary’s Saturday night in Provo at 8pm MT on ESPN2. Opening lines for the game opened right around 4 points. The total opened at 132.5. KenPom gives BYU a 66% win probability and predicts a 69-64 final score.
Both BYU and Saint Mary’s are squarely in early NCAA tournament projections and appear evenly matched. BYU is 13-3 and Saint Mary’s is 12-3, and both have quality KenPom and Net Rankings.