BYU Cougars (12-6) vs. San Diego Toreros (8-9)
January 7, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: San Diego Toreros +4 / BYU Cougars -4; Over/Under: +121.5
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The BYU Cougars and San Diego Toreros meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. The BYU Cougars look for their 13th win. The San Diego Toreros look to get back to a .500 record.
The BYU Cougars are averaging 75.8 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 68 points on 41.8 percent shooting. Rudi Williams is averaging 12.9 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Fousseyni Traore is averaging 12.6 points and 1.4 assists. Gideon George is the third double-digit scorer and Spencer Johnson is dishing 1.4 assists. The BYU Cougars are shooting 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 69.6 percent from the free throw line. The BYU Cougars are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game.
The San Diego Toreros are averaging 77.9 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 77.2 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Jase Townsend is averaging 15.2 points and 3.3 rebounds, while Eric Williams Jr. is averaging 15.1 points and 10.4 rebounds. Marcellus Earlington is the third double-digit scorer and Seikou Sisoho Jawara is grabbing 2.2 rebounds. The San Diego Toreros are shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.1 percent from the free throw line. The San Diego Toreros are allowing 41.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.
The Cougars are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Toreros are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Cougars last 4 overall. The over is 22-7 in Toreros last 29 overall. The home team is 11-4 ATS in the last 15 meetings.
The San Diego Toreros aren’t playing well entering this contest, and I question if they have the offensive horses needed to survive this game. The BYU Cougars are winning their last 5 games by an average of 12.6 points, and they’ve proven they can win on the road. San Diego also isn’t covering numbers. I’ll side with BYU.
