Dybantsa leads No. 16 BYU against No. 8 Houston

Houston Cougars (20-2, 8-1 Big 12) at BYU Cougars (17-5, 5-4 Big 12)

Provo, Utah; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -2.5; over/under is 148.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 BYU hosts No. 8 Houston after AJ Dybantsa scored 36 points in BYU's 99-92 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

The BYU Cougars have gone 9-1 in home games. BYU is second in the Big 12 scoring 86.7 points while shooting 48.6% from the field.

The Houston Cougars have gone 8-1 against Big 12 opponents. Houston is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

BYU makes 48.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.3 percentage points higher than Houston has allowed to its opponents (39.3%). Houston averages 5.9 more points per game (78.9) than BYU gives up (73.0).

TOP PERFORMERS: Keba Keita is averaging 6.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks for the BYU Cougars. Richie Saunders is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Kingston Flemings is shooting 52.0% and averaging 17.0 points for the Houston Cougars. Emanuel Sharp is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: BYU Cougars: 6-4, averaging 88.0 points, 36.8 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.1 points per game.

Houston Cougars: 9-1, averaging 78.2 points, 31.6 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.0 points.

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