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Washington to Cover Spread vs Colorado
Colorado is just a game out of first place in the Pac-12 and the Buffaloes will need to win on the road for that to continue. The NCAAB line has Colorado listed as the favorite.
When looking at the NCAAB expert picks, keep in mind that Colorado is 0-4 on the road while Washington is 7-3 at home.
Colorado has won the last two meetings against Washington, including a 73-69 win at home on Dec. 29, 2023. The Huskies did cover in the game as the 8½-point underdog. In this matchup, Colorado is favored by three points. This is the fourth time in the last five road games against Washington that Colorado is the road favorite.
When it comes to the odds of winning March Madness, Colorado came into the season with the fifth-best odds of winning the national title among Pac-12 teams.
Keep on reading for more on the matchup between Colorado and Washington.
Colorado vs Washington Game Information
1. Game: Colorado 14-5 (5-3 Pac-12) vs Washington 11-8 (3-5 Pac-12)
2. Date/Time: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 11 p.m. ET
3. Location: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, WA
4. Colorado vs Washington Live Stream: TBS.com
Since the start of last season, Washington is 4-5 against the college basketball spread as a home underdog while Colorado has failed to cover in each of its last six games as the home favorite.
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Washington is 12-15 against the spread at home since the start of last season. Colorado has covered in just three of its last 15 road games.
Colorado is priced at -150 to win this game outright with Washington at +130 on the moneyline.
Colorado vs Washington Odds and Spreads
Colorado vs Washington Betting Trends
- Washington has covered in each of its last five home games versus Colorado.
- Washington has lost five of its last eight games as the underdog.
- Colorado is 13-3 when listed by the Las Vegas odds as the favorite.
- Washington has covered in just two of the Huskies’ last six games.
- The Buffaloes have covered in three of their four road games this season.
- The total has gone over in four of Colorado’s last five games.
- Colorado is 3-9 against the spread in its last 12 games played in January.
- The total has landed under in six of Washington’s last seven home games.
ATS Pick: Washington +3
This has very quietly become one of the more intriguing rivalries in the Pac-12 with five of the last seven meetings being decided by six points or less.
Colorado’s recent track record of covering on the road is not impressive so it could be worth going with Washington to at least cover and perhaps even coming away with the outright victory.
Keep an eye on the updates surrounding J’Vonne Hadley as Colorado’s fourth-leading scorer missed the Buffaloes’ last game. Colorado is already without guard R.J. Smith for the rest of the 2023-24 season.
Franck Kepnang, the No. 2 rebounder for Washington, is out.
Colorado vs Washington Over/Under Pick: Over 156
Washington and Colorado both average more than 80 points and give up more than 70 points so this game could feature plenty of points.
Colorado ranks in the top 15 nationally in field-goal percentage, 3-point accuracy and free-throw percentage.
Washington is just 95th in defensive efficiency according to the Pomeroy college basketball database while Colorado has allowed 85 points in its last three road games. Keep that in mind when making best college basketball bets today.
Two of the last three games between the teams landed over the total.
Player Prop Pick: Keion Brooks To Score 21+ Points (-104)
Keion Brooks is coming off back-to-back 20-point efforts for Washington. Over his last 11 games, he is putting up 20.1 points per game.
Look for him to be right around that number against Colorado.
He scored 53 points in the three games against Colorado last season and is among the best player prop options in this game.
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Colorado vs Washington Prediction
Questions Of The Day
Who is favored in the Colorado-Washington matchup?
Visiting Colorado is listed as a three-point favorite and will be favored against Washington for the 10th consecutive meeting.
Which Colorado player could be a solid prop bet against Washington?
KJ Simpson has at least four assists in four of his last five games as teams look to limit the open looks for Colorado’s top scorer. The -115 odds for Simpson to have at least four assists are pretty enticing.
The odds and predictions in the article are based on the time of writing and publication. They may differ as to when the actual event takes place.
