California Golden Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: PAC12

The Colorado Buffaloes (18-9) will take on the California Golden Bears (13-15) at CU Events Center on Wednesday.

The California Golden Bears faced Oregon and took home the win by a score of 69-64 in their last game. California finished the contest with a 41.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 63) and made 7 of 25 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Golden Bears converted 10 of 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected a total of 36 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 7 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to defense, California let their opponent shoot 35.1% from the floor on 20 of 57 shooting. Oregon doled out 5 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Oregon pulled down 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Oregon ended up shooting 87.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 23 tries. They knocked down 4 of 18 tries from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Bears walked away with 17 and Oregon totaled 14 personal fouls.

Jaylon Tyson is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished the game at 47.8% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and also collected 7 rebounds. He accounted for 27 points on 11 out of 23 shooting.

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California will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-15 for the season. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, California is collecting 37.7 rebounds per game and has earned 340 assists on the season, which ranks 261st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Bears are shooting 34.5% on 3-point shots (247 of 716) and 73.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.9 points per outing (150th in Division 1) while going 42.7% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Bears are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.4 fouls. They are giving up 35.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 293rd in the country in points per game allowed (75.8). The Golden Bears are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.4% (755 of 1,701) and they concede 35.3 boards per game as a team. They rank 142nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 344 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Colorado Buffaloes took home the win by a final score of 89-65 when they faced Utah. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Colorado allowed Utah to pull down 30 overall (9 offensive). They finished the game shooting 17.4% from distance via 4 out of 23 and finished the game at 7 of 13 from the free throw line (53.8%). The Buffaloes permitted Utah to convert 27 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Buffaloes finished shooting 32 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.2%. With regard to three-point attempts, Colorado converted 10 of their 21 attempts (47.6%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.2%. Utah was called for 15 fouls for the matchup which got the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Buffaloes were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this game.

KJ Simpson ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes for this game. He knocked down 10 of 15 in the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and earned 4 rebounds. He recorded 28 points in his 35 mins on the court and earned 3 dimes in this game.

Colorado has a win-loss record of 18-9 this season. The Buffaloes commit 15.3 fouls per contest while shooting 78.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per contest (36th in the country) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per contest. Colorado has scored 2,177 pts this season (80.6 per contest) and they snag 37.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Buffaloes are shooting 49.6% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the nation.

The Colorado defense surrenders 33.6% on three-point shots (189 of 563) and opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 11.3 assists and 29.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 58th and 9th in those categories on the defensive end. The Buffaloes are ranked 197th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 72.4. They have forced 11.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (202nd in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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