Houston Christian at BYU

Houston Baptist went 10-22 last season, including 2-12 on the road. Houston Baptist stepped up to face the Big 12 in their second game and got crushed by Texas, 82-31, as a +37 underdog. BYU won 19 games last season and makes the jump up to the Big 12. They have almost 70% of their scoring back, led by guard Spencer Johnson, point guard Dallin Hall, junior forward Fousseyni Traore, and Nick Robinson. Plus, the Cougars pick up 6-11 junior center Aly Khalifa, who averaged 9.8 points and 5.3 rebounds at Charlotte last season. BYU is on a 191-148 spread run at home, including 177-128 ATS as a home favorite. Play BYU.