Arizona at Colorado picks, predictions, odds: Who wins Pac-12 basketball game?
The Arizona Wildcats and Colorado Buffaloes face off in a Pac-12 basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 10 in Boulder, Colorado.
Which team will win the men's college basketball game?
Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. MST (10 p.m. EST) and can be seen on ESPN (stream with this free trial from FUBO).
Arizona is 18-5 overall and 9-3 in Pac-12 Conference play.
Colorado is 16-7 overall and 7-5 in the conference.
Colorado is a 1.5-point favorite over Arizona in the game, according to NCAA basketball odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Wildcats are +105 on the moneyline, while the Buffaloes are -125.
The over/under for the game is set at 158.5 points.
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Doc's Sports: Take Arizona to cover against Colorado
Tony Sink writes: "The Colorado defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (155 of 463) and opponents are making 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.7 assists and 30.0 boards per game, which is 34th and 13th in the country. The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 168th in the nation in PPG given up with 71.2. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (176th in college hoops)."
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Tony's Picks: Arizona 85, Colorado 82
It writes: "The Wildcats have been playing well lately, going 4-1 in their last 5 games straight up. However, they have struggled against the spread, posting a 2-3 ATS record over that same sample. Arizona is just 3-4 against the spread in their road contests this season. The over has hit in 3 of the Wildcats’ last 5 matchups. Over Arizona’s last 15 home games, the over has hit 5 times."
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ESPN: Arizona has a 76.5% chance to beat Colorado
The site gives Colorado a 23.5% shot at defeating Arizona in the Pac-12 game on Saturday.
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WMTV15: Arizona 80, Colorado 77
It writes: "Colorado is 10-11-0 against the spread this season compared to Arizona's 15-8-0 ATS record. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Buffaloes are 14-7-0 and the Wildcats are 12-11-0. Over the past 10 contests, Colorado has a 3-7 record against the spread while going 5-5 overall. Arizona has gone 5-5 against the spread and 8-2 overall in its last 10 matches."
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