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Pacific Tigers vs. BYU Cougars
The Pacific Tigers and the BYU Cougars will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Marriott Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -18.5-point favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total opened at 138.
BYU was a 65-53 winner in its last match at home against Griffins.
Pacific lost its last outing, a 73-53 result against Golden Bears on December 22. They failed to cover in that game as a +8.5-point underdog.
Pacific:
Team record: 5-9 SU,2-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Pacific is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against BYU
Pacific is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Pacific is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
BYU:
Team record: 12-3 SU,7-6 ATS
BYU is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pacific
BYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
BYU is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pacific
Next up:
Pacific home to Loyola Marymount Saturday, January 8
BYU home to St. Mary's Saturday, January 8