After a dramatic win over archrival Utah, BYU has created some separation in the Big 12 standings. BYU returns home this weekend for a home game against Kansas.
BYU has taken full control of the Big 12 race as the only remaining unbeaten team. There’s only one other team with fewer than two losses in the Big 12.
Kansas has struggled this fall, amassing just three wins in nine tries while going 2-4 against other Big 12 teams. However, they bring some momentum into the weekend after beating the Iowa State Cyclones at home last Saturday.
The Jayhawks, who have won two in a row after starting 1-6, have lost five one-score games. ESPN FPI predicted BYU vs Kansas and updated BYU’s projected win total for the 2024 season.
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- Moneyline: Kansas +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | BYU -138 (bet $138 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kansas +2.5 (+100) | BYU -2.5 (-122)
- Over/Under (O/U): 55.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
The Kansas Jayhawks and No. 8 BYU Cougars (9-0, 6-0) clash in a late Saturday night Big 12 game in Provo at LaVell Edwards Stadium is set for 10:15 p.m. ET and on ESPN.
The Cougars remain undefeated, with just three more tests standing in the way of regular-season perfection. Will the Kansas Jayhawks be the team to stop the Cougars, or just the next losers in the middle of a long BYU winning streak? Find out what we think in this Kansas vs. BYU prediction.
College Football Playoff Hopes
Since BYU has a strong strength of record, the Cougars have a decent opportunity to earn an at-large birth if they get to 11 wins or more. BYU has a 58.6% chance to earn a bid to make the College Football Playoff according to FPI. That’s the best odds in the conference. Here are the Big 12 teams with the best odds to make the College Football Playoff according to FPI.
- BYU – 58.6%
- Colorado – 27.3%
- Kansas State – 16.2%
- Iowa State – 5.8%
- ASU – 3.2%
- West Virginia – 0.8%
- Baylor – 0.2%
- Cincinnati – 0.1%
For the purposes of this article, we’ll define an elite season as 11 or more wins. Winning 11 games will get BYU into the Big 12 championship and potentially a spot in the College Football Playoff as well. FPI gives BYU a 73.2% chance to win 11 games or more and a 26.2% chance to go undefeated.
9 wins or more – 100%
10 wins or more – 97.1%
11 wins or more – 73.2%
12 wins (undefeated) – 26.2%
