BYU vs Omaha Preview: BYU Massive Favorite in Home Opener

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - NOVEMBER 2: Jaxon Kohler #0 of the Brigham Young Cougars gestures as he runs up the court against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the second half of their game at the Delta Center on November 2, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images After an opening night win over Ohio State in Salt Lake City, BYU has its home opener tonight versus Omaha. Omaha is ranked 272 in KenPom and is the second lowest ranked team on BYU’s schedule behind Weber State (300). This should a good game for BYU to lengthen out its rotation and get some guys going.The game tips off at 7pm MT on ESPN+.BYU and Omaha by the NumbersBYU KenPom: 25AP Rank: 25Omaha KenPom: 272KenPom Prediction: BYU 94, Omaha 67 — BYU 99% win probabilityPoint Spread: BYU -32.5Point Total: 161.5Omaha OverviewOmaha was picked to finish 4 out of 8 teams in the Preseason Summit Poll. The Mavericks beat NAIA school Mid American Christian 73-65 in their season opener on Monday.Omaha’s best player is Preseason All-Summit guard Grant Stubblefield, the rare Mid-Major contributor who has stayed with the same school for four seasons. The 6-foot-1 guard last season averaged 9.3 points and 3.3 assists. North Texas transfer Cahmai Crosby led Omaha in scoring in their opener with 21 points on 4-7 shooting from distance.Omaha starts two 6-foot-8 players in their frontcourt. Isaac Ondekane is a returning starter and the center, listed at 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds. PredictionBYU opened as a 29.5-point favorite on Thursday, and 24 hours later the line is already up to 32.5. Omaha just isn’t a very good team. They have some returning veteran players, but they are a middling mid-major team. Jaxon Kohler should be able to have his way versus Omaha’s front court and Rob Wright will get a chance for an encore performance after dropping 35 points in the season opener. I’d love to see Brooks Bahr get some scoring opportunities in this game and for someone like Jake Wahlin to get his confidence going. Guys like Petar Ostojic and Dean Rueckert should get some run too. These are the types of games where BYU’s bench needs to build some confidence. I’ll take BYU to cover. The only drama may be if BYU crosses the century mark or not.Prediction: BYU 101, Omaha 67