Although the basketball version of the BYU-Utah rivalry isn't as heated as football, there will be plenty of emotions and hype for Saturday's showdown in Salt Lake City.

After enigmatic coach Rick Majerus was hired by Utah in April of 1989, the Utes climbed back into the national picture, while BYU stayed fairly relevant under Roger Reid and then bottomed out in the 1996-97 season, going 1-25 with Reid being fired after seven games.

BYU basketball coach Kevin Young has been searching for answers to a problem. He might have found them in Tuesday's win over Oklahoma State.

Kevin Young and the BYU basketball program take on rival Utah for the first time in Big 12 play. The game at Utah represents an opportunity for BYU

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Utah prediction and pick. Find out how to watch BYU-Utah. The big Saturday in college basketball continues with this night game in the Big 12.

BYU and Utah face off on the hardwood Saturday night for the first time as Big 12 conference opponents in the first of two regular season matchups. BYU will host Utah March 8 in the regular season finale.