Miami plays BYU in the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. Dayton and Georgetown play in the other half of the two-day, four-team tournament, with play concluding on Friday. In their only game against a power conference opponent this season, Miami lost 82-68 to Florida.
Miami is 5-1 entering the game versus BYU. BYU is 4-1 with its only loss at Connecticut. The starters for Miami have dominated the production. Indiana transfer Malik Reneau is averaging 21.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds. Miami starting center Ernest Udeh Jr. and guard Tru Washington are questionable versus BYU.
Senior guard Richie Saunders, freshman forward A.J. Dybantsa and guard Robert Wright star for BYU. 20.8 points and 5.6 Rebounds while shooting 40.0 percent on three-point attempts. Dybantsa posts 19.8 PPG, 6.6 RPG and Wright averages 16.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG and 5.6 APG as the only Cougars in double figures.
BYU is an offensive-minded team that averages 87.2 PPG, but allows 68.6. Miami is averaging 92.2 PPG and allowing 64.3 PPG. After being susceptible in the past two years against good three-point shooting teams, Miami is holding opponents to 29.8 percent from beyond the arc in 2025-26.
BYU versus Miami FanDuel odds
BYU is favored by 9.5 points over Miami in the FanDuel Sportsbook. Laying the points with BYU is -106. Taking the points with Miami is -114. BYU is -550 and Miami is +400 on the money line. The over/under is 163.5.
Looking ahead
Dayton has started the 2025-26 season with five wins and one loss. The only loss for Dayton was 73-62 at Cincinnati. Dayton has a 77-71 overtime win at Marquette. The Flyers have three double-figure scorers. Guard Javon Bennett is from Orlando and his backcourt mate De'Shayne Montgomery is from Fort Lauderdale.
Georgetown has the season 5-0. Georgetown has wins over Clemson and at Maryland. Arizona transfer K.J. Lewis leads Georgetown with 17.2 PPG, 6.4 RPG. The next two days and at Mississippi began the most important non-conference stretch for Miami this season.