Colorado Buffaloes vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 1/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: FS1

The Colorado Buffaloes (11-3) are on their way to McKale Center on Thursday where they will play the Arizona Wildcats (12-1).

The Colorado Buffaloes faced off with Washington and walked away with a win by a score of 78-64 in their last contest. Colorado finished the game having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (31 of 64) and converted 8 out of their 20 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Buffaloes knocked down 8 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 43 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to defending, Colorado let their opponent shoot 36.2% from the floor on 21 of 58 shooting. Washington doled out 11 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Furthermore, Washington had 23 boards (2 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Washington finished shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of their 16 attempts. They also made 10 of their 23 shots from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Buffaloes ended up walking away with 14 while Washington totaled 15 personal fouls.

Tristan Da Silva is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He played for 33 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He walked away with 22 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Colorado comes into this game with a record of 11-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 72.4 pts per contest (178th in D-1) while connecting on 45.7% from the floor. The Buffaloes are hitting 32.2% on three-point shots (76 of 236) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Colorado is grabbing 38.6 boards per contest and has 178 assists for the year, which is 240th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.6 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Buffaloes are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.4% from 3-point land and they rank 118th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (66.0). The Buffaloes defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.9% (329 of 804) and they relinquish 30.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 81st in college basketball in giving up assists with 157 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Arizona Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 95-79 against Washington. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Arizona allowed Washington to snag 29 in total (11 offensive). They went 29.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 of 24 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 at the charity stripe (76.9%). The Wildcats allowed Washington to make 31 of 75 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 41.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 55.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Arizona made 12 of 25 tries (48.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.0%. Washington committed 16 personal fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 21 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Wildcats were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest.

Bennedict Mathurin pitched in for the Wildcats for the matchup. He converted 10 of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 33 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in the game.

Arizona has a record of 12-1 this year. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are shooting 49.8% from the field, which ranks 12th in D-1. Arizona has 1,169 points so far this season (89.9 per game) and they pull in 43.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 21.8 times per game (1st in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 17.5 fouls per game while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Arizona defense gives up 31.3% on 3-point shots (97 of 310) and their opposition makes 62.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.1 assists and 33.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 83rd and 117th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 99th in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.2. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 36.8% from the field (4th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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