Utah Utes vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 2/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: PAC12

The Utah Utes (9-15) are headed to CU Events Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Colorado Buffaloes (14-9).

The Utah Utes faced Oregon and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-77 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Utes left the arena with 12 and Oregon recorded 18 fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Oregon went 90.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 10 tries. Moreover, Oregon pulled down 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Oregon recorded 17 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. When it comes to defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 43.9% from the field on 29 out of 66 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled 35 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Utes made 15 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 65.2%. Utah ended the contest with a 41.5% FG percentage (27 out of 65) and made 8 of 28 shots from distance.

Marco Anthony is one guy who was a factor for this game. He totaled 15 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He played 33 minutes and totaled 12 boards. He finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Utah heads into this one with a mark of 9-15 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Utah is collecting 37.5 boards per game and is sitting with 343 dimes this year, which ranks 83rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Utes are hitting 34.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (192 of 565) and 79.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.3 pts per contest (204th in Division 1) while hitting 41.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Utes are able to force 10.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They give up 31.3% from beyond the arc and they are 211th in the country in points per game allowed (69.8). The Utes defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.7% (619 of 1,449) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 222nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 300 relinquished so far this year.

When they last played, the Colorado Buffaloes walked away with a victory by a final of 86-63 when they played Oregon State. When discussing cleaning the glass, Colorado permitted Oregon State to get 19 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 31.6% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 19 and ended up shooting 11 out of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). The Buffaloes permitted Oregon State to make 23 of 60 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 38.3% in the game. When all was said and done, the Buffaloes went 32 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1%. With respect to three-point shots, Colorado converted 14 out of 25 attempts (56.0%). They were able to make 8 of them for a rate of 100.0%. Oregon State committed 10 fouls in this contest which took the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for 8 tries. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Buffaloes pulled down 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 for this contest.

Tristan Da Silva ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes in the game. He totaled 10 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and added 5 dimes in this matchup. He buried 3 out of 6 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Colorado has a win-loss record of 14-9 for the season. The Buffaloes are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per game and they shoot 73.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per contest (178th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per contest. Colorado has scored 1,586 pts for the season (69.0 per game) and they grab 37.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Buffaloes are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which has them ranked 206th in college basketball.

The Buffaloes on the defensive side of the court are 105th in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 66.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the field (90th in college basketball). The Colorado defense concedes 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc (162 of 499) and opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 10.6 dimes and 32.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 49th and 62nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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