Baylor Bears vs BYU Cougars Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/10/2022

Game Time: 10:15 pm ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022

Venue:  LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Baylor +3, BYU -3; Over/Under:  53.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Baylor +3, BYU -3; Over/Under:  53.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Baylor +3, BYU -3; Over/Under:  53.5 points

 

Baylor Bears:  1-0 (1st place, Big 12)

BYU Cougars:  1-0 (1st place, FBS independents)

 

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Baylor Bears:  won their last game at home against the Albany Great Danes 69-10.

BYU Cougars:  won their last game on the road against the South Florida Bulls 50-21.

 

Baylor is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They won against the Albany Great Danes in their last game at home 69-10. Blake Shapen started that game at QB and he completed 17/20 passes for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns. Richard Reese led the team in rushing with 62 yards and 2 TDs on 9 rushing attempts. Monaray Baldwin led the team in receiving with 84 yards and 1 TD on 4 receptions. Devin Neal led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Alfonzo Allen led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

BYU is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st home game of the season here. They won against the South Florida Bulls in their last game on the road 50-21. Jaren Hall started that game at QB and he completed 25/32 passes for 261 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Christopher Brown Jr. led the team in rushing with 135 yards and 1 TD on 13 rushing attempts. Chase Roberts led the team in receiving with 41 yards on 3 receptions. Jacob Boren led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Jacob Boren led the defense in sacks with 1 while Max Tooley came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Baylor listed as a 3 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Baylor looked really good against a bad FCS team in their last game but this is still the Big 12 title champion from last season and they are hoping to build off of that very successful season they had. They play in the Big 12 while BYU plays in the Independents Conference and this makes a big difference since Baylor is consistently seeing better competition and playing against tougher teams than BYU. BYU kept a lot of their key pieces from last year but their season started to fall apart near the end as the injuries piled up and their quality of play decreased against better opponents. They are at home here but getting a very big test with Baylor coming into town and Baylor not only has a great offense that will score on them, but they also have a great defense that will give BYU trouble moving the ball. BYU can score a lot of points too as they did last week on USF but their offense is not as good as the Big 12 champs here and the defense is just way better on Baylor's side too. This is a game that Baylor can win on the road here so getting the points for this team is like a gift. The best way to place a bet here is on Baylor to cover the spread in this game.

 

Baylor BYU Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 10, 2022 (10:15 pm ET start time) is Baylor 33 BYU 24.

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Baylor Bears: 15-8 ATS in all games. 15-5 ATS in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 6-0 UNDER as a road underdog of 3 points or less.

BYU Cougars: 17-24 ATS as a home favorite of 7 points or less. 18-35 ATS after a playing a game where 70 total points or more were scored. 23-14 UNDER as a home favorite of 7 points or less.

 

 

Baylor Bears:  None.

BYU Cougars:  G. Romney (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. P. Nacua (WR) Ques Sat - Foot.

 

 

"Feel good going into this week. Way proud of the team for their effort and their focus and their energy. For last week, I think so much of it is just trying to get out of our own way and really reveal who we are and what we're all about." - Dave Aranda on his team coming into this game against BYU.

 

 

“Really, really good team, obviously (highly) ranked. They are the standard for the Big 12. They are the champs. They are the conference champs and we get to have them here in Provo. Really excited for the game and excited to see how we match up from our game against them last year until now.” - Kalani Sitake on Baylor coming into this game.

 

 

 

WR Presley, Hal

WR Jones, Seth

WR Baldwin, Monaray 

TE Sims, Ben 

QB Shapen, Blake 

RB McWilliams, Taye 

 

WR Romney, Gunner

WR Nacua, Puka

WR Hill, Keanu 

TE Rex, Isaac 

QB Hall, Jaren

RB Brooks, Christopher

 

 

Passing: B. Shapen (214)

Rushing: R. Reese (62)

Receiving: M. Baldwin (84)

Touchdowns: R. Reese (2)

 

Passing: J. Hall (261)

Rushing: C. Brooks (135)

Receiving: C. Roberts (41)

Touchdowns: P. Nacua (2)

 

Coaches:

Baylor Bears: Dave Aranda (3rd season)

BYU Cougars: Kalani Sitake (7th season)