The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-16 overall, 6-10 Pac-12) and Colorado Buffaloes (18-9, 10-7) meet Thursday night in a basketball game male Pac-12 in Boulder, Colorado.
The game is scheduled for 7:00 PM MST and can be seen on Pac-12 Networks.
Who will win the game?
Check out these picks and predictions for the contest.
Colorado is a 5.5 point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
The Buffaloes are at -260 on the money line and the Sun Devils at +205
The over/under of the match is set at 133.5 points.
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PickDawgz: Colorado will cover against Arizona State
He writes, “Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last five home games. Arizona State is 4-1 ATS in its last five games. after a straight loss Colorado’s last five games are 4-1 over.. Under is 4-1 in Arizona State’s last five road games.Arizona State is going to struggle to score in this game, and that will be the difference in this game. Expect Colorado to score at least 70 points, and that will be enough to sail them to victory. Colorado comeback against the spread. In terms of total, it’s a measly over, but there’s not a ton of value with it.
ATS.IO: Go with Colorado against ASU
Vincent Senick writes: “Last time Arizona State visited UCLA and came away with a 66-52 loss. The Bruins were leading 13 at halftime, but ASU fought hard to make it a game one point with eight minutes remaining – too little too late No Arizona State player has scored more than nine points, but Marreon Jackson did a bit of everything with nine points, five rebounds, three assists and four interceptions UCLA shot 39.6 percent from the field, 30.0 percent on three, and made 18 of 20 free throws Colorado visited Stanford’s Cardinal and came away with a 70-53 win. The Buffs used a big second half, they trailed with less than 12 minutes to go, to get the win they needed to stay in the photo fringe bubble.Evan Battey had a great night with 15 points, four rebounds and two assists.Five different Colorado players scored more than 10 points. nford shot 38.9% from the field, 25.0% from beyond the arc, and hit just six of his 11 free throws.”
Nick Raffoul writes: “Colorado has been one of the hottest teams in the country all season, but the Buffaloes still have a lot of work to do to earn an NCAA Tournament bid. The Buffaloes reach the free throw line more than any other team in the PAC-12 while the Sun Devils sent opposing teams to the charity strip at the highest rate in the conference. That doesn’t bode well for the odds of Arizona State to pull off the upset for this game to cover the spread Wednesday night.”
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He writes: “The Colorado Buffaloes have a lot of momentum heading into Thursday’s game. Colorado is looking for its sixth straight win and is playing its best basketball at home. Arizona State has struggled this season and this will be its second difficult consecutive game. points with the home team.”
Stat Salt: Colorado will beat Arizona State
He writes, “Colorado is 5-0, 4-1 ATS in the last five games played. On January 15, Colorado beat Arizona State in Tempe 75-57 and easily covered the gap as a 1-point road chalk. Colorado is solid on defense, allowing an average of just 66.0 points per game and 41.4 percent shooting. In contrast, Arizona State has struggling to score as the Sun Devils are averaging just 64.5 points per game, while shooting just 40.1 percent overall and 29.5 percent from long range Arizona State is dominated by opponents on the glass, as the Sun Devils are averaging 5.4 fewer rebounds per game than they allow Glass is one of Colorado’s strengths, as the Buffaloes are averaging 5.5 rebounds per game more than they allow.”
ESPN: Colorado has a 67.9% chance of winning the game against ASU
The site’s Basketball Power Index gives ASU a 32.1% chance of winning the game.
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