Said Kyle Kuzma on the topic: "Yeah. You don't want to lose your house. Especially in the Pac-12, you've got the crowd with you. It's not necessarily a gimme game, but you have more of an advantage. The road is as tough as it's ever been in the Pac-12 because all the teams are good."
How good? KenPom projects eight Pac-12 teams with conference records between 10-8 and 8-10. Utah is one of them at 9-9. The Utes can better that prediction simply by winning their home games — this season, stealing one on the road is pretty much a bonus.