Free NCAA Football Prediction: #10 Baylor vs. #25 BYU Odds
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College Football Handicapping Analysis: Baylor Bears vs. BYU Cougars
Baylor Bears (0-0) vs. BYU Cougars (0-0)
Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
Time: 10:15 pm EST
Venue: Lavell Edward Stadium
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: Baylor +4 / BYU -4 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Bears +135 / Cougs -150
NCAA Betting Total Odds: Total O/U 53.5
Week 2 college football sees the Bears and Cougars meet at Lavell Edwards Stadium on Saturday night in Provo, UT.
The Cougars are favored by -4 points in this non-conference matchup and we see a 53.5 showing on the total in Provo. There may end up being a few high-profile games this weekend, but this is a late start out west so you should tune in and check this game out because it should be a good one!
Baylor Bears
The Bears welcomed mighty Albany to Waco last weekend and no one was shocked by the result of that affair. Baylor kicked the Danes ass so bad that they couldn’t even sit on the bus back to the hotel! After a 69 – 10 drubbing, Baylor hits the road for the second meeting between these teams in the last two campaigns. Last year, Baylor played host to BYU and the Bears found their way to a 38 – 24 home win on October 16.
Baylor QB Blake Shapen didn’t make an appearance in this game last year, as he only started twice while getting in action in 5 games overall a year ago. Shapen is being given the offense to run, and he was certainly efficient in the bears opening win over Albany. Again, that’s over Albany!
Shapen completed 17 of his 20 pass attempts and threw for a pair of touchdowns while adding a scoot to the end zone with his legs in the win. It will be interesting to see how much of a dual-threat QB he ends up being as he gets more comfortable under center as the starts build up. This will only be the 4th start of his career and he is going up against arguably the most experienced defense in FBS. Actually, no, you can’t argue with me, so I will call BYU’s defense among the best in the land!
BYU Cougars
Why do you think BYU is favored over Baylor this weekend, because of home field advantage alone? Yeah, no!
BYU returned not only all 11 defensive starters from last year’s squad, but they only lost 4 overall lettermen on the defensive side of the ball as a whole. That’s ridiculous! Cougars Head Coach Kalani Sitake has lead BYU to two straight double-digit win seasons and the team is riding a steak of 4 years appearing in the post-season.
BYU QB Jaren Hall did start last year’s loss to Baylor on the road, so he is likely licking his chops at an opportunity to get back at that Baylor defense again. Baylor only brought back 5 or 6 of their starting defensive players, and we all know that there is nothing to ultimately take from the Albany game because Baylor likely has an entirely different game plan for this weekend.
Hall may not have won last year’s game against Baylor, but that didn’t stop him from putting up some impressive numbers in the loss. Hall completed 22 of his 31 attempts in the loss and totaled 342 passing yards scoring once in the air and once with his legs.
The BYU defense is going to make Blake Shapen’s life extremely difficult because he is not going to see this much experience again, nor has he seen it yet. Shapen is going to struggle moving the ball with consistency and it will lead to a BYU win to get their revenge t home for last year!
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Cougars are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Big 12.
- Cougars are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in September.
- Cougars are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Over is 9-4 in Bears last 13 non-conference games.
- Over is 4-1 in Cougars last 5 home games.
- Over is 5-1 in Cougars last 6 non-conference games.
4* Free Baylor Bears vs. BYU Cougars NCAA Betting Final Analysis:
BYU -4 is the call and I have not an issue in the world putting some chalk on the board this time around. I am not one to normally play favs, but BYU is going to manhandle Baylor at home! Yes, that’s a 20-point call you’ll see below! BEAT DOWN!
4* Free Baylor Bears vs. BYU Cougars NCAA Betting Pick: BYU -4
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