Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Marriott Center · December 12, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money BYU -125 / UTAH +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual BYU +18 146 Won
Massey BYU -5.5 (+12.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (+0.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -4.8 (+13.2) 142.3 (+3.7) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -3.7 (+14.3) 139.6 (+6.4) 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BYU -5.3 (+12.7) 142.1 (+3.9) 71% ✓
Baseline ML BYU -5.6 (+12.4) 143.6 (+2.4) 76% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 BYU 91 – 78 UTAH
Jan 11, 2026 BYU 89 – 84 UTAH
Mar 9, 2025 BYU 85 – 74 UTAH
Jan 19, 2025 UTAH 73 – 72 BYU
Dec 10, 2023 UTAH 73 – 69 BYU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BYU UTAH
Overall 20-7 12-13
Conference 10-3 8-11
Home 11-2 8-5
Away 7-2 3-7
Neutral 2-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 72.1
Avg Pts Against 69.0 69.8
Massey 1.7 (#129) 2.5 (#112)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#97) 0.96 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.55 (#85) 1.58 (#82)
RPI 0.484 (#170) 0.499 (#151)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU UTAH
FG% 44.0% 47.1%
3PT% 34.9% 40.0%
REB / G 38.7 34.0
OREB / G 9.8 9.5
AST / TO 0.97 2.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 53.8%
TOV% 21.7% 13.4%
ORB% 26.8% 28.4%
FT Rate 17.5% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 40.2%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 23.7%
DRB% 74.6% 57.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 14.1%

Game Analysis

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