Colorado vs. Washington State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 27, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 26, 2024

In regular season action on Saturday, the Colorado Buffaloes (15-5, 6-3 Pac-12) will meet the Washington State Cougars (14-6, 5-4 Pac-12), with Washington State’s Isaac Jones among the key players to watch. Tipoff at Friel Court is at 5:00 PM ET. Saturday’s matchup between the Buffaloes and the Cougars features the Buffaloes as close 1-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under of 145.

Colorado vs. Washington State Betting Lines

Colorado vs Washington State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Colorado -1 145 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Washington State (+1)
Total Pick Over (145)

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Colorado vs. Washington State Stat Rankings

Colorado Avg. (Rank) Washington State Avg. (Rank)
81.9 (30th) Points Scored 75.7 (148th)
70.8 (150th) Points Allowed 66.8 (66th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
8.7 (175th) Off. Rebounds 9.3 (118th)
6.7 (252nd) 3pt Made 6.4 (281st)
17.1 (25th) Assists 12.8 (216th)
12.5 (266th) Turnovers 10.1 (62nd)

Colorado vs. Washington State Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Buffaloes are 10-9-1 this year.
  • As 1-point favorites or more, Colorado is 9-7-1 against the spread.
  • The Buffaloes have seen 12 of their 20 games go over the point total.
  • Colorado’s games have had more than 145 points scored on 15 occasions this year.
  • Buffaloes games have had an average of 152.7 points this season, 7.7 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Washington State is 9-10-1 against the spread this season.
  • The Cougars’ ATS record as 1-point underdogs or more is 3-2-1.
  • This season, 12 of Colorado’s 20 games have hit the over.
  • Cougars games have gone over 145 points on seven occasions this year.
  • Washington State’s games average 142.4 total points, 2.6 fewer than the total for this matchup.

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Colorado Impact Players

  • Tristan Da Silva is posting 15.5 points, 2.8 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game.
  • J’vonne Hadley posts 11.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Eddie Lampkin leads his squad in rebounds per game (7.5), and also averages 10.3 points and 2.2 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.2 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Luke O’Brien is putting up 7.1 points, 1.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds per contest.

Washington State Impact Players

  • Jones is putting up team highs in points (15.9 per game) and rebounds (7.7). And he is delivering 1.7 assists, making 58.5% of his shots from the field.
  • Myles Rice is posting a team-best 3.7 assists per game. He’s also producing 15.5 points and 2.6 rebounds, hitting 45.7% of his shots from the field, and 33.8% from beyond the arc resulting in 1.3 treys per game.
  • The Cougars receive 10.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game from Andrej Jakimovski.
  • The Cougars receive 8.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game from Oscar Cluff.
  • Jaylen Wells is posting 9.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, making 41.0% of his shots from the field and 40.8% from beyond the arc, with 1.5 triples per game.

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