Washington State Cougars vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/6/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN2

CU Events Center is the site where the Colorado Buffaloes (9-3) will attempt to beat the Washington State Cougars (8-5) on Thursday.

The Washington State Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Boise State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 58-52 in their last game. Washington State ended with a 30.5% FG percentage (18 of 59) and made 7 of their 24 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Cougars buried 9 of their 15 shots for a rate of 60.0%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 37 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 5 dimes for the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to defense, Washington State allowed the other team to go 36.0% from the floor on 18 of 50 shooting. Boise State doled out 4 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Boise State grabbed 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Boise State finished 85.7% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 21 tries. They also knocked down 4 of their 16 shots from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Cougars finished with 24 and Boise State racked up 17 personal fouls.

Andrej Jakimovski is someone who was a factor for this game. He left the arena with 11 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and totaled 12 boards. He shot 66.7% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Washington State heads into this matchup with a record of 8-5 on the year. They are averaging 75.7 pts per contest (105th in D-1) while shooting 42.5% from the floor. The Cougars are shooting 34.4% on shots from distance (116 of 337) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Washington State is grabbing 39.6 boards per game and has tallied 136 dimes for the year, which is 312th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cougars have forced 14.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They relinquish 30.5% on 3-pointers while they are 68th in college basketball in points per game allowed (63.3). The Cougars defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 38.9% (282 of 725) and they surrender 32.9 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 27th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 120 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes went home victorious with a score of 60-46 against CSU Bakersfield. The Buffaloes recorded 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 in the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. CSU Bakersfield had 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Colorado made 7 out of their 17 attempts (41.2%). Overall, the Buffaloes walked away from this one shooting 19 for 45 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.2%. The Buffaloes allowed CSU Bakersfield to make 15 of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 27.3% in this game. They finished 14.3% from distance by going 2 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Colorado permitted CSU Bakersfield to grab 31 in all (11 offensive).

Nique Clifford was important for the Buffaloes for the contest. He knocked down 4 out of 7 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 10 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this matchup.

Colorado has a record of 9-3 for the year. The Buffaloes are committing 15.7 fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per game (254th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per game. Colorado has scored 852 pts this year (71.0 per game) and they pull in 38.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Buffaloes are shooting 44.9% from the floor, which ranks them 155th in the nation.

The Colorado defense gives up 32.0% on 3-point shots (89 of 278) and opponents are converting on 72.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.2 dimes and 31.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 89th and 41st in those categories on the defensive end. The Buffaloes on the defensive end are ranked 102nd in the nation in PPG given up with 65.2. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (104th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington State

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