THE LINES
The BYU Cougars (17-6, 5-3 WCC) will look to continue an 11-game home winning streak when they square off against the San Francisco Dons (17-5, 4-3 WCC) on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Marriott Center. The matchup airs at 10:00 PM ET. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Cougars’ (-148 to win on the moneyline) matchup against the Dons (+120).
BYU Offense Vs. San Francisco Defense
| BYU Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
San Francisco Defense |
| 74 (114) |
Points/Gm |
66.3 (105) |
| 67.9 (213) |
Possessions/Game |
71.7 (285) |
| 44.8 (142) |
Field Goal % |
41.9 (120) |
| 36.1 (65) |
3PT % |
29.4 (29) |
| 51.7 (128) |
Effective FG % |
46.2 (45) |
| 55 (131) |
True Shooting % |
48.7 (39) |
San Francisco Offense Vs. BYU Defense
| San Francisco Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
BYU Defense |
| 76.5 (61) |
Points/Gm |
66.1 (99) |
| 68.8 (166) |
Possessions/Game |
70.3 (232) |
| 46.8 (52) |
Field Goal % |
40.8 (67) |
| 35.7 (80) |
3PT % |
29.1 (23) |
| 54.8 (31) |
Effective FG % |
46.1 (43) |
| 57.4 (41) |
True Shooting % |
48.5 (35) |
BYU Betting Insights
- BYU has put together a 10-11-0 ATS record so far this year.
- The Cougars are 6-10 ATS this season when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites.
- In BYU’s 21 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 11 times.
- BYU’s games this season have featured more combined points than this contest’s total of 141 points 11 times.
- The Cougars have had an average of 139.6 points in their games this season, 1.4 fewer than this matchup’s total.
San Francisco Betting Insights
- San Francisco has covered seven times in 20 matchups with a spread this season.
- The Dons have not covered the spread when an underdog by 2.5 points or more this season (in two opportunities).
- In San Francisco’s 20 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 10 times.
- San Francisco has played 10 games this season that have gone over 141 combined points scored.
- Dons games this season have had an average of 140.8 points, 0.2 fewer points than this game’s total.
BYU Key Players
- Alex Barcello leads the Cougars in scoring, putting up 17 points per game.
- BYU is led in rebounding by Fousseyni Traore’s 8.4 rebounds per game and assists by Te’Jon Lucas’ 4.4 assists per game.
- The Cougars are led by Barcello from long distance. He connects on 2.6 shots from deep per game.
- Barcello leads the team with one steal per game. Traore collects 1.3 blocks a contest to pace BYU.
San Francisco Key Players
- Jamaree Bouyea’s excellent performances this season give him the top spot on the Dons scoring and assists leaderboards with 18.3 points per game and 3.6 assists per game.
- Yauhen Massalski collects all of the boards and is the San Francisco leader in rebounds, grabbing 8.9 per game.
- Bouyea is tops from three-point range for the Dons, knocking down 2.4 treys per game.
- Nobody on San Francisco grabs more steals than Khalil Shabazz (1.8 per game) or blocks more shots than Massalski (2.4 per game).
