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BYU football predictions & picks

Big 12

2026 record: 7-2
Big 12: 5th
PPG: 31.0
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 24–10 vs Iowa State · Fri, Oct 9 Won 28–24 vs Notre Dame · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 31–39 OT at UCF · Sat, Oct 24 Won 27–20 vs Arizona State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 20–28 at Utah · Sat, Nov 7

BYU next game

Wk 11

BYU vs3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Baylor

Best pick BYU ML−313 81% confidence See the prediction: Baylor at BYU

BYU 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Utah Tech Utah Tech W63–7 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Arizona Arizona W28–17 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Colorado State Colorado St W41–23 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @TCU TCU W17–10 —

Wk 6Fri, Oct 9Oct 9 vs Iowa State Iowa State W24–10 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Notre Dame Notre Dame W28–24 ND ML−476✗ Notre Dame at BYU prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @UCF UCF L31–39 OT BYU ML−345✗ BYU at UCF prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Arizona State Arizona St W27–20 BYU ML−1111✓ Arizona St at BYU prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Utah Utah L20–28 UTAH ML−204✓ BYU at Utah prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Baylor Baylor 3:30 PM ET BYU ML−313 Baylor at BYU prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Kansas Kansas TBA Pick coming soon

BYU team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 31.0/ game 49th

Total yards 397.1/ game 52nd

Passing yards 228.0/ game 69th

Rushing yards 169.1/ game 49th

Third-down conversions 50.9% 11th

Giveaways 1.3/ game 78th

Time of possession 30:39 48th

Defense

Points allowed 19.8/ game 31st

Yards allowed 302.0/ game 21st

Passing yards allowed 199.6/ game 56th

Rushing yards allowed 102.4/ game 22nd

Takeaways 1.2/ game 59th

Penalties 6.1/ game 59th

BYU leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Bear Bachmeier 2,022yds 13 TD · 8 INT · 62.7% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Bear Bachmeier 395yds 7 TD · 4.5 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Legend Glasker 703yds 39 catches · 5 TD · 9 games

Tackles Cade Uluave 59 9 games

Sacks Tausili Akana 3.5 9 games

Interceptions Evan Johnson 1 2 passes defended · 6 games

BYU picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

50.0% 2 won · 2 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big 12 standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Utah Utah 900 9-0 1.000 339147 +192 W9

2 Texas Tech Texas Tech 810 8-1 .889 338217 +121 W2

3 Arizona Arizona 720 7-2 .778 308179 +129 W1

4 Houston Houston 720 7-2 .778 319192 +127 W1

5 BYU BYU 720 7-2 .778 279178 +101 L1

6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St 630 6-3 .667 395245 +150 W1

7 Baylor Baylor 630 6-3 .667 287153 +134 W2

8 UCF UCF 540 5-4 .556 271234 +37 W1

9 Cincinnati Cincinnati 540 5-4 .556 297265 +32 L2

10 West Virginia West Virginia 540 5-4 .556 335311 +24 L1

11 Arizona State Arizona St 540 5-4 .556 256246 +10 W1

12 TCU TCU 450 4-5 .444 214142 +72 L1

13 Kansas State Kansas St 450 4-5 .444 282241 +41 L3

14 Iowa State Iowa State 450 4-5 .444 263260 +3 L1

15 Kansas Kansas 360 3-6 .333 265223 +42 L2

16 Colorado Colorado 360 3-6 .333 178255 −77 L1

BYU FAQ

Who does BYU play next?

Next up for BYU: home against Baylor, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is BYU’s record this season?

BYU is 7-2, 5th in the Big 12.

Who leads BYU in passing yards?

Bear Bachmeier, with 2,022 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (13 TD · 8 INT · 62.7% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking BYU games?

Its best pick is 2-2 in BYU games this season (50.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big 12 rivals

All teams

Arizona Arizona State Baylor Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech UCF Utah West Virginia

BYU this week

BYU is 7-2, 4-2 in Big 12 play. Its last game was a 28–20 loss to Utah on November 7. Its offense averages 31.0 points a game (tied for 49th in FBS), and its defense allows 19.8 (tied for 31st).

Next up, BYU hosts Baylor on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, BYU is a 7.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 49.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Baylor vs BYU prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.