Baylor Bears ride a two-game winning streak into BYU Cougars' building, where the home side is trying to shake off a loss.
Baylor sits at 6-3 and has won two straight. BYU is 7-2 but dropped its last game, carrying a one-game skid into Saturday's kickoff at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Game details
| When | Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET |
| Where | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | BYU Cougars -8.5 | O/U 50.5 (market view) |
| Baylor Bears record | 6-3 |
| BYU Cougars record | 7-2 |
The matchup
Baylor's last two results tell the story of a team that can score in bunches and also grind out a win: a 42-31 decision over Iowa State Cyclones at home and a 41-9 win on the road against UCF Knights. Those wins came after a rough stretch that included a 24-25 loss to Kansas Jayhawks and a 6-17 loss to TCU Horned Frogs, so this is a team that's found its footing again after a mid-season dip.
BYU's form is choppier. The Cougars lost 20-28 on the road to Utah Utes last time out, but before that they beat Arizona State Sun Devils 27-20 at home, lost 31-39 to UCF Knights on the road, then beat Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28-24 at home and Iowa State Cyclones 24-10 at home. BYU has split its last four decisions before the Utah loss, and now has to answer that defeat in front of its own crowd.
Key matchups
This one comes down to which offense travels better. Baylor has scored 287 points against 153 allowed on the season, a scoring margin that shows up in those blowout numbers against UCF and Arizona State. BYU has put up 279 points while allowing 178, a tighter gap that lines up with its closer, more mixed results against Arizona State, UCF, Notre Dame and Iowa State.
With no specific injury or depth-chart changes on the board, this is a straightforward test of whether Baylor's recent offensive surge can hold up on the road against a BYU team that's been competitive in almost every game it's played, win or lose.
The pick
BYU is favored by 8.5 points with a total of 50.5, and the market score has the Cougars winning 30-21. That lines up with BYU's history of staying in close games at home, even in a loss like the one to Utah.
Baylor's two-game winning streak and its scoring surge over the last two weeks make it more than happy to play spoiler, but on the road against a team that just lost and will be looking to respond, the market numbers suggest a tight finish rather than a Baylor blowout.
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Baylor Bears | Wk10 W 42-31 vs Iowa State Cyclones, Wk9 W 41-9 vs UCF Knights, Wk8 L 24-25 vs Kansas Jayhawks |
| BYU Cougars | Wk10 L 20-28 vs Utah Utes, Wk9 W 27-20 vs Arizona State Sun Devils, Wk8 L 31-39 vs UCF Knights |
Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.