Washington State Cougars vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 1/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington State Cougars vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPNU

The Washington State Cougars (9-11) are hitting the road to CU Events Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes (11-9).

The Washington State Cougars faced off with Utah and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-63 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Cougars walked away with 13 and Utah accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 22 attempts from downtown. Utah finished the game at 50.0% when shooting free throws by converting 6 of 12 attempts. Moreover, Utah grabbed 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Utah dished out 20 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, Washington State let their opponent shoot 55.4% from the field on 31 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 29 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cougars made 15 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 78.9%. Washington State wrapped up the game with a 34.4% FG percentage (21 of 61) and made 6 of their 23 3-point attempts.

Mouhamed Gueye is one guy who was a factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He accumulated 20 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Washington State enters this game with a record of 9-11 for the season. They average 68.7 points per game (256th in college hoops) while connecting on 43.3% from the field. The Cougars are connecting on 36.4% on three-point attempts (176 of 483) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington State is snagging 34.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 235 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 255th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Cougars have forced 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 30.5% on shots from distance while they are 78th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (65.5). The Cougars are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.8% (492 of 1,098) and they surrender 31.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 167th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 238 relinquished for the year.

For their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-72 when they faced Washington. When talking about team rebounding, Colorado permitted Washington to snag 27 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 45.0% from three-point range by going 9 out of 20 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Buffaloes permitted Washington to knock down 27 of their 50 attempts from the floor which had them at 54.0% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Buffaloes ended up going 28 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 43.8%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Colorado buried 3 out of 19 attempts (15.8%). They were able to convert 13 of them for a rate of 65.0%. Washington earned 17 fouls for the game which took the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 13 steals in the matchup. The Buffaloes pulled down 15 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the contest.

Julian Hammond ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes for the matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and earned 3 assists in this game. He made 4 out of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Colorado has a win-loss mark of 11-9 for the season. The Buffaloes are responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls per game and they hit 67.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.7 times per contest (154th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game. Colorado has accumulated 1,459 pts on the season (73.0 per contest) and they collect 38.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Buffaloes are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which ranks 170th in D-1.

The Colorado defense allows 32.8% from downtown (128 of 390) and opponents are connecting on 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 10.3 assists and 33.3 boards every game, which is 29th and 125th in those categories. The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 124th in the country in PPG surrendered with 67.2. They are forcing 14.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (101st in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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