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Utah Utes
73 – 72 OT
FINAL Conference
BYU Cougars
Big 12 Conference · Jon M. Huntsman Center · January 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money UTAH +105 / BYU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual UTAH +1 145 Won
Massey UTAH -0.5 (+0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 154.0 (-9.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -1.8 (-0.8) 146.5 (-1.5) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -1.6 (-0.6) 147.6 (-2.6) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -1.4 (-0.4) 147.0 (-2.0) 59% ✓
Baseline ML UTAH -1.3 (-0.3) 145.3 (-0.3) 62% ✓

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
Dec 10, 2023 UTAH 73 – 69 BYU
Dec 17, 2022 BYU 75 – 66 UTAH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH BYU
Overall 16-17 26-10
Conference 8-12 14-6
Home 15-4 15-2
Away 1-9 6-5
Neutral 0-4 5-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 81.4
Avg Pts Against 72.6 72.6
Massey 9.8 (#61) 12.9 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#88) 1.21 (#78)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#77) 1.75 (#75)
RPI 0.514 (#154) 0.534 (#118)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH BYU
FG% 47.0% 47.9%
3PT% 34.9% 36.0%
REB / G 40.2 39.7
OREB / G 12.0 12.3
AST / TO 1.73 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.8% 56.7%
TOV% 16.6% 17.5%
ORB% 33.7% 36.2%
FT Rate 22.8% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.5%
DRB% 71.1% 78.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 20.2%

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