Oddsmakers Don't Expect BYU Back in a Bowl Game in 2024
Now that college football rosters are beginning to settle, sportsbooks across the country are releasing college football win totals for the 2024 football season. Oddsmakers don't expect BYU to be back in a bowl game in 2024. FanDuel and BetOnline set BYU's over/under win total at 4.5.
FanDuel set the under line at -132 odds. That means FanDuel believes it's more likely that BYU wins four games or less than it is that they win five games or more. To place a bet on the under win total, you would have to bet $132 to win $100 back.
4.5 win total is tied for last in the Big 12. Below are the Big 12 win totals from BetOnline.
- Kansas State - 9.5
- Utah - 9.5
- Arizona - 8.5
- Kansas - 8.5
- Texas Tech - 8.5
- UCF - 8.5
- TCU - 7.5
- Iowa State - 7.5
- Oklahoma State - 7.5
- West Virginia - 6.5
- Colorado - 5.5
- Cincinnati - 5.5
- Baylor - 5.5
- BYU - 4.5
- Arizona State - 4.5
- Houston - 4.5
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BYU's low win total is driven by a few things: a bad finish to the 2023 season, a challenging 2024 schedule, and uncertainty at quarterback. BYU didn't do themselves a lot of favors in the non-conference scheduling department either. BYU has two back-to-back road games at SMU and Wyoming. Going 2-0 during that stretch is going to be a tall task, so oddsmakers likely expect BYU to drop one of those games.
Spring camp is going to be critical for BYU's development on both sides of the ball. The Cougars kick off Spring camp later this month.
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