College Gameday Crew Give Picks For BYU/Kansas Basketball Game
Jan 31, 2026, 10:06 AM
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The ESPN College Gameday crew was on location for the highly anticipated Big 12 matchup between BYU and Kansas.
It was the first time BYU basketball was part of the featured game on ESPN College GameDay.
College Gameday: BYU at Kansas pic.twitter.com/ovwnd1rUhy
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) January 31, 2026
The Gameday crew, which features former coach Seth Greenberg, former Tennessee guard Andraya Carter, and former Duke and NBA guard Jay Williams.
They dished out their picks for the matchup that has everyone in college basketball buzzing about BYU star AJ Dybantsa squaring off against Kansas star Darryn Peterson.
BYU enters the game with a 17-3 overall record and a 5-2 mark in Big 12 play. Kansas is riding high on a four-game winning streak in Big 12 action, as the Jayhawks are 15-5 and 5-2 in the league.
ESPN College Gameday picks for BYU vs. Kansas
All three of the College Gameday analysts picked Kansas to defeat BYU. The Jayhawks enter the game as the favorite over BYU.
ESPN College Gameday picks for BYU vs. Kansas.
Seth Greenberg: Kansas
Andraya Carter: Kansas
Jay Williams: Kansas pic.twitter.com/08lc6Ty8uV— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) January 31, 2026
ESPN analyst Jay Bilas did not make a pick on the game as he will be on the call with play-by-play voice Dan Shulman.
- Seth Greenberg: Kansas
- Andraya Carter: Kansas
- Jay Williams: Kansas
No. 13 BYU vs. No. 14 Kansas
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Tip-Off: 2:30 p.m. (MST)/3:30 p.m. (CST)
TV: ESPN
Radio: KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM, 1160 AM) — Coverage begins at Noon from Lawrence
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