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April 2nd, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Tuesday night. The Baylor Bears and BYU Cougars will have it the NIT Final Four, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

NIT Final Four Picks: #3 BYU Cougars vs. #2 Baylor Bears
Date: Tuesday, April 2nd, 7:00 ET
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
BYU vs. Baylor Live TV: ESPN

NIT Final Four Betting Lines
#3 BYU Cougars +3
#1 Baylor Bears -3
Over/Under 152.5

What really makes this game interesting on Tuesday night is that both of these teams are going to be poking holes in the other team’s weaknesses. Baylor has a guard in G Pierre Jackson that there just isn’t anyone that has the speed to keep up with him on the other side of the court. Jackson has had two straight double-doubles, and he has put up at least 20 points and at least 13 assists in each of those games. There isn’t a better shooter on the court than G Brady Heslip either. Heslip knocked down 12 triples in his first two games of the NIT, and he is largely known as one of the streakiest shooters in America. However, BYU is going to counter with a big man on the inside in F Brandon Davies and a lanky penetrating guard in G Tyler Haws that both can cause tremendous amounts of damage to opposing defenses. Baylor’s won be an exception. That being said, knowing that we have to pick a side in this one, we want the Bears. BYU was never really a team that figured to be anywhere near the NCAA Tournament this season, and every time it ran into some of the biggest and best teams in America, it failed. Its only massive win of this tournament came against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, and that Southern Miss outfit never beat a big time team in its own right all season long. Baylor has played with the big boys, and it knows how to get the job done, and we expect that it will do just that on Tuesday to move to the NIT Final.

BYU vs. Baylor Pick: Baylor Bears -3
NIT Final Four Predictions: Baylor 88 – BYU 79

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March 27th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Wednesday night. The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and BYU Cougars will have it the Quarterfinals of the NIT, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPNU.

Atlantic 10 Tournament Finals Picks: #3 BYU Cougars @ #1 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Date: Wednesday, March 27th, 8:00 ET
Location: Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, MS
BYU vs. Southern Mississippi Live TV: ESPNU

Quarterfinals NIT Betting Lines
#3 BYU Cougars +5.5
#1 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles -5.5
Over/Under 151

If you like seeing a heck of a lot of points in games, you definitely want to check out ESPNU tonight. The Cougars are playing as well offensively as any team in the nation at the moment, as they have scored exactly 90 points in each of their first two games played here in the NIT. G Tyler Haws and F Brandon Davies are lighting things up out there, and these two have both scored at least 20 points in both of the first two games of this tournament. There really aren’t many teams in America, let alone here in the NIT, that could truly lay claim to that type of stat. Southern Miss has some real talent as well, and it has the ability to run up and down the court with BYU too, which is something that Washington and especially Mercer just didn’t have the capacity to do. Still, we think that this is the end of the road for the Cougs. They’ve played well in this tournament, but there is a huge difference between playing in the Marriott Center and playing on the road for these guys. BYU is just 4-12 ATS in its last 16 road games, and it really didn’t play well at the end of the season against some of the more suspect teams that the WCC had to offer. We’ll lay the points.

BYU vs. Southern Mississippi Pick: Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles -5.5
Quarterfinals NIT Predictions: Southern Mississippi 78 – BYU 70

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March 24th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Monday night. The BYU Cougars and Mercer Bears will have it the Second Round of the NIT, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

Atlantic 10 Tournament Finals Picks: #7 Mercer Bears @ #3 BYU Cougars
Date: Monday, March 25th, 9:00 ET
Location: Marriott Center, Provo, UT
Mercer vs. BYU Live TV: ESPN

Second Round NIT Betting Lines
#7 Mercer Bears +7
#3 BYU Cougars -7
Over/Under 143

Something really just doesn’t look totally kosher as we see it here in the second round of the NIT on Monday. BYU really feels like it should just blow Mercer out of the water. The team was dominating this season at home, going 16-3 SU and 10-7-1 ATS including the first round win here in the NIT against the Washington Huskies. The Cougs are coming off of a dominating second half performance against the Pac-12 reps in which they outscored U-Dub by a 57-44 margin to take the game over. G Tyler Haws has been playing great basketball, as he scored 37 points on 15-of-24 shooting in the game against Washington, and he was one of the three players that were able to get to at least 20 points on the night. Surely a team that is playing that well would be able to put away the Atlantic Sun regular season champions, right? Maybe not so much. We’re going to draw the parallel here to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, who are now the first No. 15 seed to ever make it to the Sweet 16 after taking care of the San Diego State Aztecs on Sunday night. It’s proof that perhaps the top of this conference was a whole heck of a lot better than most of us gave it credit for. Don’t rest on the Bears here. This could be a fantastic game that comes right down to the wire.

Mercer vs. BYU Pick: Mercer Bears +7
Second Round NIT Predictions: BYU 68 – Mercer 67

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March 18th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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CappersInfo is back with its Washington Huskies vs. BYU Cougars picks and predictions, as we look to give you all of the college basketball advice and tips that you need to beat your online sportsbook for this crucial Tuesday night tilt.

First Round NIT Picks: #6 Washington Huskies @ #3 BYU Cougars
Date: Tuesday, March 19th, 9:30 ET
Location: Marriott Center, Provo, UT
Washington vs. BYU Live TV: ESPN2

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First Round NIT Betting Lines
#6 Washington Huskies +5.5
#3 BYU Cougars -5.5
Over/Under 146

This is absolutely the most intriguing of the first round games here in the NIT. BYU is a team that beat absolutely no one this year, and the only reason that it is a No. 3 seed here in the NIT is because of the revenues that a game here at the Marriott Center is sure to bring. There is no doubt that the hometown crowd is going to be giving it everything it has for the hometown Cougars, but we really don’t think that it is going to matter all that much. The Huskies played well enough down the stretch to at least get themselves into this tournament, something that was nowhere near a foregone conclusion just three weeks ago. The squad pushed Oregon, the eventual Pac-12 champs to overtime in the quarterfinals in Las Vegas, and it has just one regulation loss, that coming to UCLA, since February 20th. The Cougs are 1-6-1 ATS in their last eight games overall for a reason. Perhaps BYU is going to be able to escape from this game, simply because it has one of the best home court advantages in the Western side of the country, but we really don’t see this one being a game separated by all that many points in the end.

Washington vs. BYU Pick: Washington Huskies +5.5
Free NIT Predictions: BYU 67 – Washington 65

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February 27th, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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Our official Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. BYU Cougars pick is here at Cappers Info, as two great teams get set to square off on the college basketball odds. Join us for all of the great NCAA basketball predictions for what should be another great game on the college basketball schedule tonight!

Free College Basketball Picks: Gonzaga Bulldogs @ BYU Cougars
Date: Thursday, February 28th, 11:00 ET
Location: Marriott Center, Provo, UT
Gonzaga vs. BYU Live TV: ESPN2

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There are a lot out there that are going to assume that the Cougars are going to be able to challenge in this one because it is their version of the Super Bowl. They really have to have this one if they want to get themselves back on the bubble, something that seems to be tremendously far away at this point. However, against teams that are likely to be in the dance as at large eligible teams, BYU is 0-7 SU and 1-6 ATS to show for its work this season, and a lot of those games really haven’t been all that close. Gonzaga just doesn’t lose, and it has a knack for absolutely obliterating teams, especially here in the West Coast Conference. Last week, the team went on the road and really stuck it to the St. Mary’s Gaels without all that much of a fight, and we expect to see the exact same thing happen this time around. The Cougars are a nice story, but they’re a nice story that belongs in the NIT, not in the NCAA Tournament. The Zags are just too deep of a team for any of these WCC teams to beat, and we would be shocked to see anything but Gonzaga running through the rest of the regular season and the WCC Tournament without another loss.

Gonzaga vs. BYU Pick: Gonzaga Bulldogs -6
Gonzaga vs. BYU Prediction: Gonzaga 81 – BYU 65

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February 21st, 2013 By Andrew Ryan

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CappersInfo is back with its BYU Cougars vs. St. Mary’s Gaels picks and predictions, as we look to give you all of the college basketball advice and tips that you need to beat your online sportsbook for this crucial Thursday night tilt.

College Basketball Picks: BYU Cougars @ St. Mary’s Gaels
Date: Thursday, February 21st, 11:00 ET
Location: McKeon Pavilion, Moraga, CA
BYU vs. St. Mary’s Live TV: ESPN2

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Thursday night might be the most important night in the WCC all year long. BYU and St. Mary’s are consummate bubble teams, and both badly need a win over the other, knowing that neither has a shot at beating Gonzaga in all likelihood this year. The Zags were able to pummel the Gaels just last week, and these next two home games against the Cougs and the Creighton Blue Jays are likely must haves to get into the field. BYU isn’t playing BracketBusters this year, and that means that it is going to have to at least split these games against St. Mary’s and Gonzaga coming up to have a shot at getting in. It wouldn’t hurt to beat another of these teams in the WCC Tournament as well. The last time these two met, a buzzer beat gave St. Mary’s a narrow 70-69 escape from Provo. It’s not quite going to be payback time, as BYU has had a tough time on the road all year long, winning just a few games in conference play against the lesser teams in the league. However, this could be another close call. We think that there are going to be a heck of a lot of points in this one as well, and it is going to be one of these high scoring affairs that comes right down to the wire.

BYU vs. St. Mary’s Pick: Over 150
BYU vs. St. Mary’s Prediction: St. Mary’s 82 – BYU 78

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January 23rd, 2013 By Andrew Ryan
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The time is here for more of our sparkling CBB picks, as we look at the schedule for basketball for Thursday night. The Gonzaga Bulldogs and BYU Cougars will have it in a nationally televised game, which can be seen on the college basketball TV schedule on ESPN.

Free College Hoops Picks: BYU Cougars @ Gonzaga Bulldogs
Date: Thursday, January 24th, 11:00 ET
Location: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, WA
BYU vs. Gonzaga Live TV: ESPN

If you like high flying basketball, this is going to be the game for you! The Cougars and the Bulldogs are going to be expected to play a high scoring game, and they shouldn’t disappoint. Many might look at the 70-69 game between the Cougs and the St. Mary’s Gaels and think that this one is going to be similar, but this time around, both of these teams’ strengths play into the other’s weaknesses. BYU has a tremendously clutch shooter in G Tyler Haws, who had back to back 30+ point games a couple weeks ago to help spur the Cougs to victories. He is averaging over 21 points per game this year, and we would be shocked if he and F Brandon Davies didn’t combine for at least 40 in this one. Gonzaga meanwhile, is going to take advantage of a bit of an undersized BYU team in the paint. The combination of F Kelly Olynyk, F Elias Harris, C Sam Dower, and C Przemek Karnowski will dominate down low, and there aren’t going to be any good answers from BYU, save for to score more points. BYU was held down to 58 and 63 in two of the three meetings last year with these two teams, and there is no way that that is the case again in this one. Look for the Cougs to approach 70, and this one to fly past the ‘total’.

BYU vs. Gonzaga Pick: Over 148
BYU vs. Gonzaga Prediction: Gonzaga 78 – BYU 75

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December 15th, 2012 By Jack Wilshire

BovadaThe BYU Cougars and the San Diego State Aztecs are set to kick off the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl on Thursday 12/20, and I’m set to make my Poinsettia Bowl pick for the affair at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA. Kickoff is set for 8:00 ET, and I’ve got the perfect NCAA football pick for the Poinsettia Bowl.

2012 Poinsettia Bowl
BYU Cougars (7-5, 6-6 ATS) -3.5
San Diego State Aztecs (9-3, 8-4 ATS) +3.5
Over/Under 48

Historically speaking, this is a tough game to handicap. These two teams used to play together in the Mountain West, and I would like to think that that history should play into my handicapping, but I’ve got two contrasting problems. The first problem is that bowl games tend to be higher scoring. The second problem is that these two teams used to play offense a heck of a lot better than they do right now. So to sit here and say that four of the last five reached at least 53 points in this series doesn’t do me a heck of a lot of good.

My next inkling is to compare the two styles of offense against what the other defense is good at. It seems as though the Aztecs are going to struggle on the ground against the Cougars, but I’m not so sure that that is actually the case. San Diego State has not just one, but two very good backs in RB Adam Muema and RB Walter Kazee that are going to run the ball and run it hard for the whole game. The Cougars did rank second in the nation against the run this year, but they also did play a schedule that included teams like Washington State and Hawaii, who rarely put the ball on the ground. Granted, they also took on Georgia Tech and shut the Ramblin’ Wreck down, and that’s a totally run-based triple option attack.

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And in the end, I’m backing to looking what these offenses have done of late. The Aztecs, playing with a backup quarterback in QB Adam Dingwell, did put 42 up on the Wyoming Cowboys in the closing game of the regular season, and they did score at least 34 points in eight out of 12 games on the campaign and at least 21 in every game since the opening week of the year. BYU scored at least 41 in three of its last four. In games in which QB Riley Nelson was active and played the majority of the snaps, the team averaged 30.1 points per game. That’s all good enough to make me think that this one, in spite of the fact that both teams do have very good defenses, will get past this relatively low number posted on the board.

BYU vs. San Diego State Picks & Tips: Over 48

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December 15th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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The BYU Cougars and the San Diego State Aztecs are going to square off on the Poinsettia Bowl odds and betting lines. Join us here at Cappers Info, as we make our Poinsettia Bowl picks & predictions for football for what should be a great game on Thursday.

Poinsettia Bowl Picks: BYU Cougars vs. San Diego State Aztecs
Date: Thursday, December 20th, 8:00 ET
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Poinsettia Bowl Betting Odds: BYU -3.5
BYU vs. San Diego State Live TV: ESPN

The Aztecs are going to be the de facto home team in this game against BYU, and these two teams know all about each other having shared the Mountain West together for a number of years. It could make this one of the chippier bowl games of the year for sure, knowing that there could be some bad blood spilling over from the days that these two shared in the MWC. However, both of these clubs are rich in bowl history in recent years. The Cougs have won three bowls in a row and five out of six, while San Diego State was beaten at the gun last year in the New Orleans Bowl. This is the second time that the Aztecs have played in the Poinsettia Bowl, having won it in 2010 over the Navy Midshipmen.

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It’s been a trying year for both of these teams. The Aztecs graduated out a ton of players from last year’s team, and Head Coach Rocky Long knew that he had his work cut out for him. Matters were made even worse when QB Ryan Katz was knocked out for the season, and QB Adam Dingwell had to replace him. However, the ground game and the rushing attack have stayed solid this year. SDSU ranks 44th in the land in scoring defense and 15th in the land in rushing, and in both cases, the ground work of RB Adam Muema and RB Walter Kazee has made the difference.

It’s a tough draw for the Cougars. Yes, they do have the defense that can stand up to any team in the country, as this unit ranks fifth in the nation in scoring and third in total ‘D’. Still, QB Riley Nelson isn’t at 100%, and he and his teammates know it. That could make for a long game against a very good team. We want the points on our side in spite of the fact that BYU won each of the final five meetings that these two teams had in the Mountain West this year.

BYU vs. San Diego State Pick: San Diego State Aztecs +3.5
Poinsettia Bowl Score Prediction: San Diego State 24 – BYU 16

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December 9th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

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CappersInfo is back with its BYU Cougars vs. Baylor Bears picks and predictions, as we look to give you all of the college basketball advice and tips that you need to beat your online sportsbook for this crucial Friday night tilt.

College Basketball Picks: BYU Cougars @ Baylor Bears
Date: Friday, December 21st, 9:00 ET
Location: Ferrell Center, Waco, TX
BYU vs. Baylor Live TV: ESPN2

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Baylor and BYU are very similar teams that are going to put up very similar seasons. We’ve seen the Bears drop to teams like Charleston, Colorado, and Northwestern this year, but we have also seen them go on the road and beat Kentucky. The speed of the team is definitely something that has to be concerning for the Cougs, but in the end, G Pierre Jackson and the gang can really get the job done if need be. BYU is averaging 77.1 points per game as well though, and it has a few monsters in the post. Don’t mess with G Tyler Haws or F Brandon Davies, as these are two of the best players in the entire nation. They are averaging 20.3 and 19.2 points per game respectively. Each of the five starters on this club are averaging over a steal per game, and Davies already has 20 rejections to boot. We think that BYU is going to come on the road and test the Bears, and we’ll get too many points on our side, knowing that Baylor is still living on the back of that win in Lexington.

BYU vs. Baylor Pick: BYU Cougars
BYU vs. Baylor Prediction: Baylor 78 – BYU 75

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October 19th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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The 2012 college football season continues this week, and here at Cappers Info, we’ll be looking at some of the best games on the docket each and every week, as we try to make the most money possible off of the CFB odds for the week. Join us on Saturday, as we make our BYU Cougars @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish free picks and predictions for what should be a great clash on the gridiron.

Week 8 College Football Picks: BYU Cougars @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Date: Saturday, October 20th, 3:30 ET
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN
CFB Betting Odds: Notre Dame -14
BYU vs. Notre Dame Live TV: NBC

We have seen this type of play from BYU in the past, so don’t be all that alarmed over the fact that the team was beaten by 18 last week by the Oregon State Beavers. The Cougars were looking ahead to their game with the Boise State Broncos back on September 20th, and the week before, they were beaten by the Utah Utes, a team that they clearly overlooked. We think that the trip to South Bend was considered a heck of a lot more important in spite of the fact that Oregon State was also a Top 10 team in the country. The Golden Domers just have to give up some points at some point. The defense hasn’t allowed a touchdown in a month, and the team still hasn’t conceded a rushing touchdown. However, the Stanford Cardinal really found a way to give Notre Dame a tough time, and that’s tape that is going to be watched all week long by the BYU staff. This isn’t Upset City waiting to happen, but it should be a cover for the visitors against a relatively big number.

BYU @ Notre Dame Pick: BYU +14
BYU @ Notre Dame Score Prediction: Notre Dame 23 – BYU 17

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October 13th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan

BovadaThe Oregon State Beavers and the BYU Cougars are set to kick off their college football clash on Saturday 10/13, and I’m set to make my college football pick for the affair at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:30 ET, and I’ve got the perfect NCAA football pick for this outstanding clash.

#14 Oregon State Beavers (4-0, 3-1 ATS) +3.5
BYU Cougars (4-2, 3-3 ATS) -3.5
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Early in the week, there is probably going to be a heck of a lot of action on Oregon State, but I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that this line is going to be moving against the Beavs when push comes to shove.

The truth of the matter is that the Beavers are an enigma as I look at it. Sure, they’re a cute story at 4-0, and sure, they have beaten some of the other pretty good teams in the Pac-12 that are going to be fighting for a respectable bowl game this year. In the end though, I just don’t view this team as one that is truly all that great. QB Sean Mannion will be good in the future, but he is playing well beyond his years right now, and the defense just can’t possibly be this good for Head Coach Mike Riley and the gang. Meanwhile, BYU is playing outstanding defense and has an offense that just has to be getting better with QB Riley Nelson under center than QB Taysom Hill.

There have only been two games in this series dating back to 1986, and both of those games were won and covered by the Cougars. Both were played in Reser Stadium. The bottom line though, is if the defense plays like this for the Cougs for a full 60 minutes at home, Oregon State just isn’t going to survive and will eventually concede some points. If the Cougars can get to 20, I think they’ll cover this game.

Oregon State vs. BYU Tips: BYU -3.5

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