Colorado State Rams vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/08/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 8, 2022

Venue:  CU Events Center, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  CSU +6.5, Colorado -6.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  CSU +6.5, Colorado -6.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  CSU +6.5, Colorado -6.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

 

Colorado State Rams:  6-3 (8th place, MWC)

Colorado Buffaloes:  4-5 (9th place, PAC-12)

 

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Colorado State Rams:  6-3  last 10

Colorado Buffaloes:  4-5  last 10

 

Colorado State is coming into this game with a 6-3 record overall and they are 0-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Northern Colorado Bears in their last game. Patrick Cartier led the team in points in that game with 23 while Isaiah Stevens was next on the team with 20 points. Taviontae Jackson led the team in assists in that game with 5 while John Tonje and Isaiah Stevens each led the team in rebounds with 4. They were 51.7% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 76.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 76.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.8 PPG against them. Colorado State has an ATS record of 4-5 this season and their O/U record is 4-4-1.

 

 

Colorado is coming into this game with a 4-5 record overall and they are 2-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak with losses coming against the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Washington Huskies in their last game. J'Vonne Hadley led the team in points in that game with 15 while Tristan da Silva and KJ Simpson each were next on the team with 13 points. Julian Hammond III led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Nique Clifford led the team in rebounds with 5. They were 44.1% from the field, 29.4% from 3-point range, and 46.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.8 PPG against them. Colorado has an ATS record of 3-6 this season and their O/U record is 4-5.

The current betting odds have Colorado State listed as a 6.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Colorado State has been pretty good to start the season at 6-3 but they lost their last game and will be looking for a bounce back here in a very tough road game. Colorado hasn't had a great start to their season as they are under .500 after 9 games and they haven't even been that good at home either with just a 2-1 record there. Colorado hasn't faced many tough opponents this either other than their 1 win against Tennessee in the 1st game of the season. They have been roughly averaging almost the same points scored per game as they have been allowing points per game and that is not very good considering their strength of schedule so far. Colorado State hasn't had a very tough schedule either but they still have a much better record and have been averaging almost 10 more points per game than what they have been allowing. They are going to make it very difficult for Colorado State to pull away in this game and Colorado State will be able to keep this one close in such a rivalry game. The best way to place a bet here is on Colorado State to cover the spread in this game.

 

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Colorado State Rams: 6-12 ATS as an underdog. 16-31 ATS after scoring 75 points or more 3 straight games. 21-9 UNDER after a game where they failed to cover the spread.

Colorado Buffaloes: 15-8 ATS off an upset loss by 10 points or more as a favorite. 9-2 UNDER off a road loss. 49-27 UNDER after scoring 65 points or less 2 straight games.

 

 

Colorado State Rams:  J. Strong (G) Ques Thurs - Undisclosed.

Colorado Buffaloes:  Q. Allen (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

“I think it’s great for college basketball. I think it raises interest in both programs within the state and the fan bases care about it. Honestly, it’s a good game for both schools. I’m glad we’re finally able to start this series back up.” - Niko Medved on his team’s upcoming game against rival school Colorado.

 

 

“You can have very successful football and very successful basketball. You can have very successful basketball and not successful football, even though it makes it harder on the basketball team. You can have successful football and awful basketball.” - Tad Boyle on the impact of Deion Sanders coming to coach the football team and how that can impact the basketball team.

 

 

 

B. Hebb 

J. Lake 

J. Moors 

I. Rivera 

J. Tonje

 

N. Clifford 

T. Da Silva 

J. Gabbidon 

L. Lovering 

K. Simpson

 

 

PPG: I. Stevens (16.5)

APG: I. Stevens (4)

Reb/G: J. Tonje (6.1)

 

PPG: K. Simpson (16.2)

APG: K. Simpson (3.4)

Reb/G: J. Hadley (7.3)

 

Coaches:

Colorado State Rams: Niko Medved (5th season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Tad Boyle (13th season)