The San Diego Toreros will hit the floor running against the visiting BYU Cougars Thursday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

San Diego battles the Cougars, currently sitting with a 18-6 mark (12-11 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 4-9 for the Toreros and 6-11-1 for the Cougars.



View BYU vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you were backing the visitors in this one, the Cougars were listed as 7.5-point favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 185 (Toreros) and the No. 37 (Cougars) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 79-69 result in favor of the Cougars has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature San Diego's No. 280-rated squad against BYU's No. 19-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, San Diego rates No. 186 in the country with 6 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 209 nationally with 5.8 per match.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, BYU owns the country's No. 285-rated mark, allowing 74.7 points per game on the highway. San Diego, on the other hand, rates No. 213 in scoring at home.

BYU was a 96-79 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Santa Clara. They covered the 6.5-point spread as favorites. Matt Carlino went off for 28 points and added 3 rebounds, leading BYU over Santa Clara, 96-79, on Saturday at Marriott Center.

San Diego won its last outing, a 69-68 result against Loyola Marymount on February 4. They covered in that game as a 1-point underdog. The Toreros got 15 points from Johnny Dee as San Diego ran past Loyola Marymount 69-68 on Monday at Gersten Pavilion.


BYU Cougars Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing San Francisco are 6-1
After playing Santa Clara are 2-3
After a win are 7-3

San Diego Toreros Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing St. Mary's are 2-8
After playing Loyola Marymount are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

A few Cougars at Toreros trends to consider:
BYU is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of BYU's last 6 games on the road
BYU is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing BYU


Next up:
BYU home to San Francisco, Saturday, February 9
San Diego home to St. Mary's, Saturday, February 9