BYU vs. Sam Houston: Live updates, score, results, highlights, for Saturday's NCAA Football game

Live scores, highlights and updates from the BYU vs. Sam Houston football game

The BYU Cougars will host the Sam Houston Bearkats to start their respective 2023 campaigns. Kickoff is scheduled at 10:15 p.m. ET on September 2nd at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

Looking back to last season, BYU finished a solid 8-5 in the regular season last year, and they capped off their season with a 24-23 win in the New Mexico Bowl. Similarly, Sam Houston assembled a winning record last year, finishing the season 5-4.

Looking ahead to Saturday, BYU is the favorite in this one, and the experts expect to see them win by 19.5 points. They finished last season with a 5-8 record against the spread.

BYU ought to be happy about their advantage in the spread: the team was a solid 5-3 when favored last season. Betting on them to win was the most profitable play last year, as bettors who put $100 on that outcome in every game walked away with $777.51. Sadly, Sam Houston will open their season as the underdog, and the team was 1-1 as such last year.