BYU vs Arizona State Prediction 12-31-24 College Basketball Picks

The Arizona State Sun Devils and the BYU Cougars meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Marriott Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a BYU vs Arizona State Prediction.

Arizona State Recap

The Arizona State Sun Devils come into this game looking to build on their 78-62 win over UMass last time out to improve to 9-2 on the year. After this game, Arizona State will head home for a matchup against the Colorado Buffaloes.

Sun Devils Looking To Spring Upset On The Road

Joson Sanon leads the Sun Devils in scoring with 14 PPG along with 3.5 RPG while Basheer Jihad has 13.9 PPG and 5.7 RPG. Alston Mason added 11.5 PPG with a team-high 3.5 APG to lead the Sun Devils in assists and BJ Freeman added 11.3 PPG with 4.5 RPG and 2.6 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Arizona State so far this season. Adam Miller has 9.9 PPG with 2.5 APG while Jayden Quaintance has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 8.3 RPG to lead ASU on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Arizona State is averaging 78.5 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 38.5% from three, and 71.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Arizona State Sun Devils will win

• Arizona State has won each of its last nine games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• BYU has lost three of its last four day games against the Big 12 Conference.

BYU Recap

The BYU Cougars come into this game looking to add on to a 103-57 win over Florida A& last time out to improve to 9-2 on the year. After this game, BYU will head on the road to take on Houston and Texas Tech.

Cougars Win Third Straight

Egor Demin leads the Cougars in scoring and assists with 13.3 PPG and 5.8 APG along with 4.6 RPG while Richie Saunders has 12.3 PPG with 3.9 RPG. Fousseyni Traore has 11.2 PPG with 6.9 RPG while Kanon Catchings has 11.2 PPG with 3.7 RPG. Trevin Knell’s added 10.8 PPG while Dawson Baker has added 9.5 PPG as well this season. Keba Keita has 7.1 PPG with a team-high 9 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, BYU is averaging 85.6 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 36.9% from three, and 69.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the BYU Cougars will win

• BYU has won each of its last 13 games at Marriott Center.
• Arizona State has lost each of its last four games against the Big 12 Conference.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Arizona State’s last four games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 142 or fewer points.
• Each of BYU’s last four games against Conference opponents at Marriott Center have produced a total of 149+ points.

BYU vs Arizona State Prediction

I’m on BYU here. I get the case to be made for the Sun Devils, as Arizona State is the more battle-tested team here with six games already this season against teams inside the KenPom top-100 and wins over teams like Santa Clara, New Mexico, and Saint Mary’s on a neutral floor. However, this is a tough spot for your first true road game in altitude against a really talented and downright loaded BYU team that may have the 355th-ranked strength of schedule but is getting two of their top talents back for this game in Egor Demin and Richie Saunders who have missed a lot of recent games with injury. I think with those returning pieces and the road environment for Arizona State, I have to lay it and play it with BYU at home here.