The Colorado Buffaloes (9-12, 0-10 Big 12) will try to end a 10-game losing streak when they visit the Utah Utes (12-9, 4-6 Big 12) on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at Jon M. Huntsman Center as 7-point underdogs. The contest airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total for the matchup is 142.
Utah vs. Colorado Odds
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Who Will Win Utah vs. Colorado?
Utah and Colorado Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
In games it has played as at least 7-point favorites this season, Utah is 6-3 against the spread.
When it has played as at least a 7-point underdog this season, Colorado is 1-4 against the spread.
These teams average a combined 148 points per game, six more points than the total of 142 set for this matchup.
Opponents of these two teams have averaged a combined 142.7 points per game, 0.7 more than the point total in this matchup.
Utah’s average total in matchups this year has been 146.9, 4.9 points higher than the over/under in this particular game.
The average over/under in Buffaloes games this season is two more points than the point total of 142 in this outing.
The Utes are 10-11-0 against the spread this season.
The Buffaloes are 7-14-0 ATS this year.
Utah Stats & Insights
Utah has a +118 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.6 points per game. It is putting up 76.2 points per game to rank 128th in college basketball and is allowing 70.6 per outing to rank 152nd in college basketball.
Utah prevails in the rebound battle by an average of 3.9 boards. It is recording 35.3 rebounds per game (42nd in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 31.4 per contest.
The Utes knock down 8.6 three-pointers per game (98th in college basketball) at a 33.4% rate (208th in college basketball), compared to the 7.7 their opponents make while shooting 32.5% from deep.
Utah’s 96 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 173rd in college basketball, and the 89 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 100th in college basketball.
The Utes are putting up 81.7 points per game when playing at home. In road games, they are averaging 59.2 points per contest.
Colorado Stats & Insights
Colorado has a -7 scoring differential, putting up 71.8 points per game (246th in college basketball) and giving up 72.1 (204th in college basketball).
Colorado is 198th in the nation at 32 rebounds per game. That’s three more than the 29 its opponents average.
Colorado makes 6.8 three-pointers per game (274th in college basketball) while shooting 34.2% from beyond the arc (159th in college basketball). It is making 1.1 fewer threes than its opponents, who drain 7.9 per game at 33.3%.
Colorado averages 93.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (247th in college basketball), and allows 93.5 points per 100 possessions (206th in college basketball).
At home the Buffaloes are scoring 75.4 points per game, 9.8 more than they are averaging away (65.6).
Utah Key Players to Watch
The Utes scoring leader is Gabe Madsen, who averages 15 per contest to go with 2.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
Keanu Dawes leads Utah in rebounding, averaging 5.3 per game, while Miro Little leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.8 in each contest.
Madsen makes more threes per game than any other member of the Utes, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.7 per contest.
The Utah steals leader is Mike Sharavjamts, who averages 0.9 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Lawson Lovering, who compiles 1.1 rejections per contest.
Colorado Key Players to Watch
Julian Hammond III’s points (13.5 per game) and assists (3.4 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Buffaloes’ leaderboards.
Trevor Baskin is at the top of the Colorado rebounding leaderboard with 5.6 rebounds per game. Baskin also racks up 9 points and tacks on 2.1 assists per game.
Hammond makes 1.7 three-pointers per game, the most on the Buffaloes.
Colorado’s leader in steals is Hammond (1.2 per game), and its leader in blocks is Bangot Dak (1.4 per game).
Utah vs. Colorado Prediction
Utah 76, Colorado 70
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