No. 10 BYU Returns Home as Overwhelming Favorite Against UC Riverside

Overview

• The game is Saturday at 7:00 p.m. MST at the Marriott Center in Provo and will stream on ESPN+.
• BYU enters at 8-1 with a top-10 AP ranking, beginning a four-game homestand in its first home appearance since Nov. 11.
• Forecasts are one-sided, with ESPN’s Matchup Predictor at 98.7% for BYU, KenPom at 99%, and sportsbooks posting a spread near BYU -33.5.
• UC Riverside is 5-5 after an 88-84 win at Cal Poly, led by Andrew Henderson’s 28 points with key contributions from Marqui Worthy and Osiris Grady.
• BYU’s top performers include AJ Dybantsa at 20.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game and Richie Saunders at 2.6 made threes, and the Cougars lead the series 2-0.