The Oregon Ducks (8-1 overall, 3-0 Pac-12) travel east for a Thursday battle against the Colorado Buffaloes (7-3, 1-2). The contest at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo., is slated for a 5 p.m. ET tip. Below, we analyze the Oregon-Colorado college basketball betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Oregon is No. 15 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Oregon at Colorado: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Oregon +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Colorado -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Oregon +3.5 (-115) | Colorado -3.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: 141.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Oregon at Colorado: Three things to know
- Colorado returns home after a pair of neutral-site games and three straight contests on the road. The Buffs haven’t played at home — where they are 8-1 over the last calendar year — since Dec. 16. When Colorado hosted Oregon last season (Jan. 2, 2020), the Buffaloes defeated the Ducks, 74-65. CU is 143-27 at home in its 10-plus seasons under head coach Tad Boyle.
- Oregon struggled in road games down the stretch in 2019-20, and this season the Ducks have played just one true road contest (74-71 win at Washington Dec. 12). Oregon is just 5-9 over its last 14 games as a road underdog.
- Both defenses rank as top-50 units. The Ducks head into the game allowing 63.6 points per game (48th NCAA-I). Colorado has allowed 61.7 PPG (30th). Oregon arrives in Boulder with an eight-game win streak in tow. The Ducks haven’t allowed 70 points in any games over the back half of that run.
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Oregon at Colorado: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Oregon 70, Colorado 67
Money line (ML)
True odds appear to be well-bracketed here: PASS.
Against the spread (ATS)
Colorado has scuffled in shooting the ball of late (42.9% field-goal accuracy in its last three games). Oregon figures to have a rebounding edge and be a bit more battle-tested at this stage of the winter.
BACK THE DUCKS +3.5 (-115).
Over/Under (O/U)
Oregon usually wants to get its points around the rim. Colorado defends the near-proximity shots quite well, and CU games against better talent have produced lower scores. Overall, the Under has gone 7-2 in the Buffaloes’ last nine games.
TAKE THE UNDER 141.5 (-110) as a play with solid value in a game that should produce a low tempo.
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