Baylor vs. BYU Week 2 College Football Picks and Predictions: Cougars Answer to 2021 Loss

Baylor Bears are the favorite to win the game against BYU Cougars. The Bears won the head-to-head game in Waco last season. BYU is laying a small number at home. The Cougar's are an FBS Independent. They will join the Big 12 in a few years. Baylor won their first game of the season last Saturday.

Baylor and BYU play each other on Saturday, September 10 at 10:15 p.m. ET at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, UT. The weather is 72 degrees, there is no chance of precipitation and winds are blowing north/northeast.

Baylor is a consensus home favorite of 2.5 points against BYU. The current consensus of 53 points is in line with the initial number. DraftKings betting splits show over 90% of bets being on the Over.

Baylor and BYU play each other in the second week of college football season.

BYU is a favorite to beat Baylor at home. Last year's team lost to Baylor. Baylor's quarterback Blake Shapen is the current starter. The Bears lost four of their top skill position players from last year’s offense. BYU's defense is inexperienced. The team that beat Albany last week had the same quarterback as the team which defeated BYU last October. It was one of the worst games of running back Tyler Allgeier”s entire collegiate career.

Baylor and BYU combined for over 940 yards of total offense and 62 points last year in Waco. The game is under 53.5 points. Over 90% of bets are on the Over. Some sportsbooks have lowered the game total half a point to 52.

Hall over 197.5 passing yards is too low for Hall. Last year Hall completed 22 of 31 pass attempts for 342 yards. The law of positive regression suggests that BYU will have better success running the football in Saturday's rematch. Baylor lost its top two linebackers. It's the secondary that is the weak link of Dave Aranda's defense.

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Baylor and BYU play each other on 9/9/2022 at 6:11 p.m. ET.