Overview
- Tip is Saturday at 12:30 p.m. CT at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, televised nationally on CBS.
- The matchup spotlights BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa (23.1 ppg, No. 2 nationally) and K-State guard PJ Haggerty (22.9 ppg, No. 3).
- KenPom projects BYU 90-82 with a 78% win probability, and sportsbooks opened at roughly BYU -14.5.
- Kansas State's defense ranks 119th in KenPom efficiency, a bottom-three mark in the Big 12 that has struggled versus big wings.
- BYU enters 12-1 in its first true road game after a 12-day layoff, a variable coaches say could affect readiness.