KenPom Predicts BYU Basketball vs TCU
BYU basketball is 8-7 in conference play and coming off a signature road win at Kansas. The Cougars, who are looking to finish above .500 in conference play, return home to host the TCU Horned Frogs. BYU basketball currently holds a 14-game win streak over TCU, although the last matchup between these two teams was back in 2011. BYU never lost to TCU in the Mountain West days.
KenPom, the industry leader in college basketball analytics, predicted BYU-TCU. KenPom gives BYU a 69% chance to win with a projected final score of 81-76 in favor of the Cougars.
As of this writing, BYU is ranked 15th in KenPom while TCU is ranked 30th.
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Game Information
BYU (20-8) vs TCU (19-9)
Saturday, March 2
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. MT
Provo, Utah
Marriott Center
BYU in the Polls
On Monday, BYU fell out of the AP poll for the first time since November. BYU was the first team receiving votes.
If BYU beats TCU, they will certainly be back in the top 25 after upsetting no. 7 Kansas.
Conference Standings Implications
This game against TCU will have major implications in the conference standings. BYU and TCU are currently tied for fifth in the conference standings. Not only will the winner of this game have a one-game lead in the standings, the winner will also have the head-to-head tiebreaker if BYU and TCU are still tied in the standings at the end of the season.
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