After both teams opened their seasons with wins Tuesday night, BYU opened as a 3-point favorite versus San Diego State before Friday night’s game. KenPom also predicts a close game, predicting a 68-66 win for BYU. BYU is ranked 39 in KenPom and SDSU is ranked 33, so this would be predicted as virtually a toss up on a neutral floor.
SDSU’s win over UC Riverside was similar to BYU’s in some respect. They had a four-point lead with under six minutes to go but closed things out late to win 66-53.