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BYU @ UCF Saturday at 4pm on ESPN+

ucfjosh2000

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We lost to these guys 3 times last year and they have a solid team again this year. They lost their head coach to Kentucky. ESPN analytics gives BYU a 60% chance of winning this one, which seems too high. Just got tickets, ready for a show!
 
We better keep a close eye on Saunders and Knell. Both are shooting better than 43% from 3 and I seem to remember each one going off on us at least once last year. BYU is gonna come in here with a lot of confidence knowing they beat us 3 times a year ago and coming off a good win against Baylor.
 
Catchings was their leading scorer last game. 23 off bench. 4-4 from 3. Their Center is only 6’8”. We probably have height advantage over them. Hopefully play man because they can shoot the 3s.
 
Egor Demin is a 6’9” freshman out of Russia who is coming on strong for them offensively the last couple games with 15 points each game. I haven’t watched his highlights but he’s also averaging 5.9 assists this season which is very impressive. Looking at his home/away splits, he seems to play much better at home vs on the road. It’ll be fun to watch him vs Hall if they get matched up.
 
We only got 2 points off the bench in 27 minutes against Kansas, which is pretty remarkable considering we dropped 87 in the Allen Fieldhouse. You gotta imagine we get a lot more production from them at home tomorrow. I’ll predict the Williams brothers put up some offensive numbers and Mikey will hit his first collegiate three pointer. Most importantly though is that they bring the energy and play suffocating defense. Dawkins said JJ Tayler is still under the weather, but I have a feeling he’ll get in this game.

BYU bench scored 45! in 84 minutes off the bench in their OT win against Baylor. Only had 19 in their last road game.
 
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