Arizona does not have a top-30 KenPom true road win this season and BYU has an enormous home-court advantage, especially when it welcomes ranked teams like Zona. Both teams are playing their best basketball of the season but I think BYU is the stronger team shot quality wise and benefits from a matchup like this. BYU's weakness defensively has been on the perimeter and while Arizona has a few three-point candidates, as a team the Wildcats score a measly 25.7% of their points from three and own a 32.6% three-point percentage, ranked 232nd nationally. BYU, on the other hand, takes and makes a ton of threes and that bodes well against an Arizona defense that gives up a lot of its points from the perimeter. I think as long as BYU does not get crushed in the TO battle it will walk away with the important W at home with a cover along the way.
Ron’s Pick BYU: -1.5 -110
AUTHOR: Ron Romanelli
