Arizona Wildcats vs BYU Cougars Prediction, Odds and Picks for Monday, 01/26/26

The stars are out and on full display on Big Monday, when the Arizona Wildcats face the BYU Cougars. We have star players everywhere, but none bigger than Arizona freshman Koa Peat and BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa. These 2 studs highlight maybe the best national freshman class we have ever seen, and they have their teams at the top of the national rankings. Arizona remains undefeated, while BYU has only 2 losses — and only 1 of them in the Big 12. That was at Texas Tech. The top teams in this conference are all elite, and this is must-see tv. Road games in this conference are all an uphill battle, but until this Arizona team shows some weakness, I am riding with it.

It feels like nitpicking to say that either team has anything “wrong” with it, but Arizona is the superior squad and seems to do everything well — indeed close to perfectly. The Wildcats score, they defend, they rebound, they play fast and they are an all-out assault for 40 minutes. BYU has shown some chinks in the armor lately. The Cougars have battled closer than expected twice with lowly Utah (rivalry game, but still), lost at Texas Tech and struggled to beat TCU at home. If they aren’t playing at an elite level for 40 minutes, Arizona is going to make the Cougars pay for it. The ‘Cats are not just undefeated — they are rolling people. Their closest conference win was by 7. Someone is going to get the Wildcats eventually and it will almost certainly be in a conference road game, but when it happens I’ll probably just lose the bet. Give me Arizona to keep rolling for now.

Arizona vs BYU prediction: Arizona -2 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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