Arizona Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Wildcats vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

CU Events Center is the site where the Colorado Buffaloes (15-7) will try to defeat the Arizona Wildcats (17-5) on Saturday.

The Arizona Wildcats played Stanford and earned the victory with a final of 82-71 in their last game. Arizona ended having earned a 47.7% field goal percentage (31 of 65) and buried 6 out of their 18 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 14 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 21 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about defense, Arizona allowed their opponent to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 26 of 68 shooting. Stanford earned 20 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Stanford pulled down 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Stanford finished the game at 83.3% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of their 6 tries. They also buried 14 of 33 tries from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 11 while Stanford had 16 fouls.

Oumar Ballo is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up with 18 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins and pulled down 13 boards. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Arizona enters this game with a mark of 17-5 on the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.0 fouls per game. As a team, Arizona is pulling in 43.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 418 assists this year, which ranks 7th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 36.5% on three-point shots (168 of 460) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 89.0 points per game (3rd in the nation) on 49.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are conceding 34.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 193rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (72.0). The Wildcats are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.4% (579 of 1,365) and they relinquish 31.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 263rd in college basketball in giving up assists with 315 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Colorado Buffaloes took a defeat with a final score of 73-68 against Utah. The Buffaloes earned 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. Utah was called for 15 fouls for this game which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.6%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Colorado converted 6 out of their 20 attempts (30.0%). Overall, the Buffaloes ended up going 25 for 66 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.9%. The Buffaloes allowed Utah to convert 26 of 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.4% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 31.8% from distance by shooting 7 of 22 and finished the contest at 14 out of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Colorado permitted Utah to get 34 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

KJ Simpson ended up having an impact for the Buffaloes for the matchup. He recorded 25 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the contest. He buried 10 of 22 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 9 rebounds.

Colorado has a record of 15-7 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Buffaloes are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in college hoops. Colorado has totaled 1,775 pts this year (80.7 per contest) and they average 37.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.4 times per contest (34th in D-1) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Buffaloes have committed 15.4 fouls per game while shooting 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Colorado defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (155 of 463) and opponents are making 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.7 assists and 30.0 boards per game, which is 34th and 13th in the country. The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 168th in the nation in PPG given up with 71.2. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (176th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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