Arizona vs. BYU Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

The No. 4 Arizona Wildcats (23-2, 10-2 Big 12) host the No. 23 BYU Cougars (19-6, 7-5 Big 12) at McKale Center, starting at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. The Cougars are 12.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is 164.5.

In its last outing on Saturday, Arizona suffered a 78-75 OT loss to Texas Tech. In Arizona's loss, Brayden Burries led the way with a team-high 16 points (adding five rebounds and two assists). In its most recent outing on Saturday, BYU secured a 90-86 OT win against Colorado. Robert O. Wright III scored 39 points in BYU's victory, leading the team.

Arizona vs. BYU Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona
• Spread favorite: Arizona -12.5
• Moneyline favorite: Arizona -1389
• Moneyline underdog: BYU +715
• Over/Under: 164.5 points

How to watch Arizona vs. BYU

• TV Channel: ESPN
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Betting the Over/Under: Arizona vs. BYU

• This season, Arizona and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total of 164.5 points 10 times.
• There have been 11 BYU games that finished with a combined score higher than 164.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 174.7 points per game, 10.2 points more than the total of 164.5 for this game.
• These two teams surrender a combined 143.1 points per game, 21.4 less than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average over/under for Arizona's games is 156.8 points, 7.7 fewer than the over/under of 164.5 set for this contest.
• BYU's games have an average over/under of 161.0 points this season, 3.5 fewer points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Arizona vs. BYU

• Arizona has 15 wins against the spread in 25 games this season.
• The Wildcats have an ATS record of 8-7 in their 15 games as a favorite of 12.5 points or more so far this season.
• Against the spread, BYU is 10-15-0 this season.
• Arizona is 7-7 against the spread, and 13-1 overall, at home this season.
• This season, as a 12.5-point favorite or greater at home, Arizona is 6-6 ATS.
• BYU has two wins against the spread, and are 3-3 overall, away from home.
• Away from home, BYU is winless ATS (0-1) as 12.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Arizona vs. BYU

• Arizona has won 19, or 90.5%, of the 21 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Wildcats are undefeated in 10 games this season when favored by -1389 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Arizona has a 93.3% chance to win.
• BYU has been named as the moneyline underdog four times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Cougars this season with a +715 moneyline set for this game.
• BYU has an implied victory probability of 12.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.