BYU Cougars vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, Odds and Picks for Saturday, 11/23/24

The Big 12 showdown of the week takes us to Tempe, where the weather is perfect and no one is worried about any winter storms, unlike so much of the rest of the country. Our BYU Cougars vs Arizona State Sun Devils prediction takes us to a game with huge implications for the Big 12 championship. The winner of this game is a massive favorite to make it to the conference title game, where they have a chance to get into the playoffs. BYU is coming off their first loss of the season, but their hopes are not yet dashed. Arizona State is building off a road upset of Kansas State, and they have themselves on the verge of a great season. They say home field is worth 3 points in betting, but I think this Sun Devil team is just way better than BYU anyway. I am happy to play Arizona State -3 in this one.

Arizona State deserves your attention. Coming into the season, we thought this would be a bad team. They are not. We thought their defense would be bad; turns out, they are a top 50 defense, and they are particularly stout against the run (122 yards allowed per game), and they have done that against some run-heavy conference opponents. They have a quarterback with some serious moxie, and one of the most underrated RBs in the game. As for BYU, this team has been living on borrowed time for weeks. They were gifted a win over Utah 2 weeks ago. They shouldn’t have beaten Baylor. They were underdogs against UCF. They beat Kansas State because of one of the silliest 10-minute stretches in football. They barely beat a banged up Oklahoma State team. Sure, wins are wins, but this team shouldn’t be winning this much. I think the Sun Devils end the BYU story and steal the narrative for themselves on Saturday, and I am happy to lay the points with what I think is the far more talented team.

BYU vs Arizona St Prediction: Arizona State -3 (-110) available at the time of publishing. Playable to -5.5.