BYU vs. Utah betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The BYU Cougars (11-5, 2-3 Big 12) are slightly favored (by 1.5 points) to stop a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Utah Utes (10-6, 2-3 Big 12) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 151 points.

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BYU Cover -1.5 vs Utah -107

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BYU vs. Utah betting lines

  • BYU moneyline odds to win: -120
  • Utah moneyline odds to win: +101
  • Spread: BYU (-1.5)
  • Total: 151

BYU statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, BYU played better at home, covering 13 times in 18 home games, and three times in 10 road games.
  • The Cougars went over the total in 10 of 18 home games (55.6%) last year, compared to four of 10 road games (40%).
  • BYU performed better as a moneyline favorite in home games last year, posting a home record of 14-1 home record, compared to going 2-2 away from home.

Recent trends

  • The Cougars have been scoring 75.2 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 80.8 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • BYU’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (67.1) is 0.5 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (66.6).
  • While the Cougars are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (9.9 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (10.5), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.7% from deep over the last 10, 36.0% on the season).

BYU betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 0-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 7-7-0 (As Favorite: 7-7-0; As Underdog: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-7-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 7-1; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (49th in nation) 41.5 (79th) 36.0 (37th) 25.8 (sixth) 17.2 (24th) 11.2 (159th)

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Utah statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Last year, Utah was 11-6-0 at home against the spread (.647 winning percentage). Away, it was 3-8-0 ATS (.273).
  • In terms of the over/under, Utes games finished over seven of 17 times at home (41.2%) and six of 11 on the road (54.5%) last season.
  • The Utes’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .500 (1-1) last year, and on the road it was .286 (2-5).

Recent trends

  • The Utes have performed worse offensively in their last 10 games, posting 74.5 points per contest, 6.1 fewer points their than season average of 80.6.
  • Utah has played worse defensively over its previous 10 games, surrendering 75.2 points per contest, 5.3 more points than its season average of 69.9.
  • In their last 10 games, the Utes are making 6.9 treys per game, 2.6 fewer threes than their season average (9.5). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (29.6%) compared to their season average (34.9%).

Utah betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-4-0; As Underdog: 2-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 0-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.0 (82nd in nation) 39.9 (35th) 36.4 (27th) 31.7 (215th) 20.3 (first) 11.4 (182nd)
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