KenPom Predicts BYU Basketball vs Southeastern Louisiana

On Wednesday night, BYU basketball hosts the Southeastern Louisiana Lions in the Marriott Center. The Cougars, who are coming off a win over nationally ranked

On Wednesday night, BYU basketball hosts the Southeastern Louisiana Lions in the Marriott Center. The Cougars, who are coming off a win over nationally ranked San Diego State, are looking to remain perfect and improve to 3-0.

KenPom, the industry leader in college basketball analytics, predicted BYU-Southeastern Louisiana. KenPom gives BYU a 96% chance to win with a projected final score of 86-67.

Southeastern Louisiana is coming off a 86-71 loss to Auburn.

KenPom likes BYU's chances to have a great record going into the conference slate. KenPom picks BYU to win every game on the non-conference schedule except the road game at Utah. KenPom predicts a close game between BYU and Utah in that game, but he gives a slight edge to the Utes with a projected final score of 76-74. It's worth noting that KenPom does not have a prediction for the second round of the Vegas Showdown - he won't make a prediction until BYU is assigned an opponent.

If KenPom's predictions come to fruition, BYU could have a 11-1 record going into the conference opener against Cincinnati. If BYU can get to 11 wins before the conference schedule, the Cougars would likely need to win only 7-8 conference games to make the NCAA tournament. KenPom currently projects BYU to finish with a 20-10 record.

Game Information

BYU (3-0) vs Southeastern Louisiana (1-1)
Wednesday, November 14
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m. MT
Provo, Utah
Marriott Center

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