BYU vs Providence Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/3/24

The BYU Cougars and the Providence Friars meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Dunkin’ Donuts Center. Here’s a BYU vs Providence prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best BYU vs Providence pick. We will examine:

The BYU Cougars’ recent form and player performance

The Providence Friars’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the BYU Cougars

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Providence Friars

Recent betting trends in games played between BYU and Providence

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the BYU vs Providence game

BYU Cougars Betting Preview

The Cougars started things off on a five-game win streak, taking out Central Arkansas, UC Riverside, Queens, Idaho, and MS Valley State. After a loss to Ole Miss, BYU recovered with a win over NC State.

Matched up against the Wolfpack on Friday, the Cougars were up 38-27 going into the second half. BYU kept the pace on 34 more points in a 72-61 victory. Richie Saunders was the only starter in double-figures with 13 points and three rebounds.

Providence Friars Betting Preview

Over on the Providence side, they beat Central Connecticut, Stonehill, Hampton, Green Bay, and Delaware State in their first five. The Friars have since lost to Oklahoma, Davidson, and Indiana in the last three.

On Friday in the Indiana game, the Friars went into the break with a 10-point deficit. Providence didn’t get any closer from there in an 89-73 defeat. Jayden Pierre was the top team scorer with 22 points and six assists.

Why the Providence Friars will win

• Providence has won 22 of its last 23 night games against non-conference opponents at Amica Mutual Pavilion.

Why the BYU Cougars will win

• BYU has won 19 of its last 20 night games against non-conference opponents.
• Providence has lost each of its last four night games against the Big 12 Conference.
• Providence has lost the first half in each of its last five night games against the Big 12 Conference.

BYU vs Providence Prediction

I’ll probably stay with BYU. The Cougars notched a nice all-around win over NC State in their last game. BYU hit 42.4 percent from the field in that one with a 45-32 rebounding advantage and 17 team assists. The 14 turnovers didn’t help, but the Cougars did get some solid minutes for key bench players. That makes 72 or more points in all seven games so far for BYU.

As for Providence, they didn’t shoot very well (39.1 percent) versus Indiana in their latest loss but did well on the offensive glass (17) and had just seven turnovers. The Friars have given up 69 or more points in each installment of this three-game losing streak after surrendering 65 or fewer in their first five. BYU is probably good enough offensively to finish in the 70s here if all goes well.