Colorado State Rams vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN2

The Colorado State Rams (6-3) are en route to CU Events Center on Thursday where they will meet the Colorado Buffaloes (4-5).

The Colorado State Rams faced Northern Colorado and took a loss by a score of 88-83 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Rams ended up with 14 and Northern Colorado finished the game with 10 fouls. They also buried 9 of 21 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Northern Colorado finished the game at 88.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 17 attempts. In addition, Northern Colorado pulled down 30 boards (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Northern Colorado totaled 11 dimes and had but wasn't able to record a steal. In regard to the defense, Colorado State let their opponent shoot 57.1% from the floor on 32 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 18 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rams converted 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Colorado State wrapped up the contest with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 of 60) and buried 11 of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Patrick Cartier is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He shot 66.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 22 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He left the arena with 23 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Colorado State heads into this game with a mark of 6-3 this season. They are turning it over 10.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 14.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Colorado State is grabbing 33.8 boards per game and has 158 assists on the season, which has them ranked 15th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Rams are hitting 37.2% from downtown (73 of 196) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. They average 76.1 pts per contest (119th in Division 1) while hitting 49.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Rams are able to force 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are 48th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 81 surrendered for the season. The Rams are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (206 of 511) and they concede 33.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 31.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 94th in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes took a defeat with a final score of 73-63 when they played Washington. The Buffaloes pulled down 15 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 27 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. Washington earned 16 fouls in the game which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 46.2%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Colorado made 5 of 17 attempts (29.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Buffaloes shot 26 for 59 from the floor which had them at 44.1%. The Buffaloes allowed Washington to bury 26 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 36.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 19 and finished the game at 14 out of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Colorado permitted Washington to get 27 overall (4 offensive).

J'Vonne Hadley ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes in this matchup. He totaled 15 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest. He converted 7 of 10 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and added 4 rebounds.

Colorado has a record of 4-5 on the campaign. The Buffaloes are committing 16.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 64.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per game (158th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest. Colorado has totaled 642 pts for the campaign (71.3 per contest) and they average 39.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Buffaloes are connecting on 42.5% from the floor, which ranks them 267th in D-1.

The Buffaloes on the defensive side of the court are 184th in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.8. They have forced 14.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.3% from the floor (123rd in college hoops). The Colorado defense allows 29.9% on 3-point attempts (58 of 194) and opponents are connecting on 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.3 dimes and 35.4 boards per contest, which is 110th and 242nd in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado and under the total points

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