TOM STRYKER’S FREE BASKETBALL SELECTION SATURDAY MARCH 1ST
#794 BYU (-9′) over West Virginia at 10 PM EST
On a sizzling 5-0 SU and ATS run and off a pair of road wins and covers at Arizona and Arizona State, BYU will tune up for Tuesday’s showdown at No. 9 Iowa State with another solid performance here. West Virginia makes the trek to Provo off a huge 73-55 home win and cover over TCU and this will be a difficult encore for head coach Darian DeVries and his boys.
A quick peek at the history in this series shows that the Cougars have posted a 2-0 SU and ATS record in the last two meetings against the Mountaineers. In addition, when playing at home, the Blue & White have performed very well financially posting a profitable 38-7 SU and 28-13-1 ATS record including an elite 18-3 SU and 15-4-1 ATS provided they check in with steam off a SU and ATS win. Finally, inside the Marriott Center arriving off two or more road wars, skipper Kevin Young and his crew hold an impressive 58-11 SU and 44-25 ATS tally including a strong 45-9 SU and 36-18 ATS provided their opponent enters with four or more days of rest.
Kudos to West Virginia for picking up an easy 18-point home win and cover over TCU. However, this trip to Provo will prove to be a challenging one for the Mountaineers. In true road games, Coach DeVries and his players have been a poor investment inking a soft 17-54 SU and 26-44-1 ATS record in their last 71 tries. Provided West Virginia hits the hardwood with confidence off a SU and ATS victory, this technical situation falls to a pitiful 3-21 SU and 7-17 ATS including a filthy 2-17 SU and 4-15 ATS provided the Mountaineers played in the comforts of home last. Lastly, Coach DeVries and his boys have struggled in the role of an underdog posting a stiff 14-55 SU and 26-43 ATS record in their last 69 battles including a woeful 4-25 SU and 8-21 ATS provided they are not off a straight up loss of two points or more.
The Cougars are firing on all cylinders right now and they’ll have no trouble pounding this poor traveling Mountaineers bunch. Take BYU. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
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