On Friday night, BYU basketball takes on Fresno State in the Delta Center. The Cougars, who are coming off a win over NC State in the Vegas Showdown, are looking to remain perfect against the Bulldogs. Fresno State is 3-3 and coming off consecutive blowout losses to James Madison and UC Santa Barbara.
KenPom, the industry leader in college basketball analytics, predicted BYU-Fresno State. KenPom gives BYU a 95% chance to win with a projected final score of 80-62.
KenPom likes BYU's chances to have a great record going into the conference slate. KenPom picks BYU to win every game on the non-conference schedule. The game at Utah is expected to be the biggest remaining challenge for the Cougars in the non-conference. KenPom gives BYU just a 54% chance to beat the Utes on the road. BYU's next projected loss according to KenPom is January 9th at Baylor.
BYU (6-0) vs Fresno State (3-3)
Friday, December 1
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City, Utah
Delta Center
BYU star big man Fousseyni Traore left the game against NC State with an injury. Traore will not play against Fresno State. BYU head coach Mark Pope was asked about Traore's injury status earlier this week, Pope said Traore was "day-to-day".
Last week, the BYU basketball team remained undefeated and won the Vegas Showdown. The Cougars dominated Arizona State in the first round and put together a dominant second half against NC State to win the championship.
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