Colorado Buffaloes vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 11/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Sunday, November 13, 2022

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN

The Colorado Buffaloes (1-0) are hitting the road to Bridgestone Arena on Sunday where they will try to beat the Tennessee Volunteers (1-0).

The Colorado Buffaloes stepped onto the hardwood against UC Riverside and went home with a win by a final score of 82-66 in their last game. Colorado walked away from the game with a 46.9% FG percentage (30 out of 64) and knocked down 6 of 13 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Buffaloes converted 16 of their 26 shots for a rate of 61.5%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 15 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing defending, Colorado allowed 40.3% from the floor on 29 of 72 shooting. UC Riverside totaled 7 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. On top of that, UC Riverside collected 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UC Riverside finished the contest at 40.0% when shooting free throws by burying 4 of their 10 shots. They buried 4 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Buffaloes finished with 12 and UC Riverside totaled 22 fouls.

J'Vonne Hadley is one player who came through for this game. He ended up walking away with 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 23 minutes played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Colorado will play this contest with a mark of 1-0 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 12.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Colorado is collecting 43.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 15 assists on the season, which ranks 215th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Buffaloes are shooting 46.2% from downtown (6 of 13) and 61.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.0 points per contest (118th in Division 1) while hitting 46.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Buffaloes have forced 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 22.0 personal fouls. They are 46th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 7 surrendered this year. The Buffaloes are giving up a FG percentage of 40.3% (29 of 72) and they surrender 44.0 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 19.0% on 3-pointers while they are 182nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.0).

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers walked away with a victory by a final of 75-43 when they faced Tennessee Tech. Concerning cleaning the glass, Tennessee allowed Tennessee Tech to snag 23 in all (2 on the offensive glass). They finished 29.4% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 17 and finished the contest at 12 of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). The Volunteers allowed Tennessee Tech to convert 13 of 40 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 32.5% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Volunteers finished the game shooting 26 for 65 from the field which had them sitting at 40.0%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Tennessee made 14 out of 44 tries (31.8%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 100.0%. Tennessee Tech was called for 10 personal fouls in this contest which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for 9 shots. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 17 steals for this game. The Volunteers corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game.

Tyreke Key pitched in for the Volunteers in the game. He accumulated 17 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest. He knocked down 5 of 10 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and added 4 rebounds.

Tennessee has a mark of 1-0 this season. As an offensive team, the Volunteers are shooting 40.0% from the floor, which is ranked 271st in the nation. Tennessee has 75 pts so far this year and they grab 37.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per contest (43rd in college hoops) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. The Volunteers have committed 11.0 fouls per game and they connect on 100.0% from the free throw line.

The Tennessee defense concedes 29.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (5 of 17) and opponents are making 63.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 5.0 assists and 27.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 22nd and 40th in Division 1. The Volunteers defensively are ranked 13th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 43.0. They are forcing 21.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 32.5% from the field (57th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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