Northern Colorado Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Colorado Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Friday, December 15, 2023

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: PAC12

CU Events Center is the site where the Colorado Buffaloes (7-2) will meet the Northern Colorado Bears (4-5) on Friday.

The Northern Colorado Bears faced Texas A&M Commerce and ended up losing by a score of 101-99 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bears walked away with 19 while Texas A&M Commerce totaled 20 personal fouls. They also converted 16 of 40 attempts from beyond the arc. Texas A&M Commerce went 80.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 26 attempts. Furthermore, Texas A&M Commerce totaled 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Texas A&M Commerce doled out 21 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. When it comes to the defense, Northern Colorado allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the floor on 32 of 73 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes in the game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bears knocked down 23 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 79.3%. Northern Colorado ended the game having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and converted 10 of their 27 three-point shots.

Dejour Reaves is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the game at 64.7% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 43 mins played and also pulled down 6 boards. He accounted for 30 points on 11 out of 17 shooting.

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Northern Colorado will play this contest with a record of 4-5 for the year. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Northern Colorado is grabbing 37.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 122 dimes this season, which ranks 254th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bears are hitting 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (80 of 252) and 70.6% from the free throw line. They average 77.2 points per game (130th in the nation) while hitting 42.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bears have forced 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 84th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 106 relinquished for the season. The Bears defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.2% (237 of 549) and they surrender 38.2 boards per game as a squad. They give up 35.4% on 3-point shots while they are 284th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (75.4).

When they last played, the Colorado Buffaloes got the victory with a final of 90-63 against Miami. The Buffaloes were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 for the matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while recording 11 steals in the game. Miami earned 12 fouls for the game which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a clip of 81.8%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Colorado made 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). Overall, the Buffaloes shot 37 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.7%. The Buffaloes allowed Miami to make 22 of 49 attempts from the field which left them shooting 44.9% in this game. They wrapped up this game 40.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 6 out of 15 and finished the game at 13 of 15 from the charity stripe (86.7%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Colorado permitted Miami to snag 18 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Tristan Da Silva ended up having an impact for the Buffaloes for the contest. He made 9 of 17 in this contest for a field goal rate of 52.9%, and had 10 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 9 assists in the matchup.

Colorado has a mark of 7-2 this season. The Buffaloes commit 16.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.9 times per contest (12th in the nation) and they cough up possession 14.1 times per game. Colorado has scored 760 pts on the season (84.4 per contest) and they grab 37.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Buffaloes are hitting on 52.5% from the field, which ranks them 4th in Division 1.

The Colorado defense allows 34.2% on 3-point attempts (65 of 190) and opponents are converting on 73.8% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 9.2 assists and 27.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks 13th and 2nd in Division 1. The Buffaloes are ranked 127th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.9. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (143rd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northern Colorado

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