The Oregon Ducks (8-6, 2-1 Pac-12) and Colorado Buffaloes (9-6, 1-3) meet Thursday in Boulder. The opening tip at CU Events Center will be at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Oregon vs. Colorado odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Oregon flips the calendar to 2023 after going 4-1 (2-3 against the spread) in its last 5 games in Dec. The Ducks have played a tough schedule including a slew of solid defensive teams. They are mostly untested on the road, though: Thursday’s game in Boulder marks just Oregon’s 2nd true road contest of the season.
The Buffaloes are back on home hardwood after splitting a pair of road games to wrap up 2022. The most recent of those was Saturday at Cal when they lost 80-76 as 10.5-point favorites. Colorado was out-rebounded by a wide margin and shot just 26.9% from distance; leading scorer K.J. Simpson had 25 points in a loss that snapped a 5-game win streak.
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Oregon at Colorado odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:08 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Oregon +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Colorado -135 (bet $135 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oregon +2.5 (-115) | Colorado -2.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 143.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Oregon at Colorado picks and predictions
Prediction
Colorado 76, Oregon 73
Moneyline
AVOID. Peg the true odds as being muddled between these prices.
Against the spread
The home team has gone 17-5 ATS over the last 22 games in this series.
Colorado is a slight lean here, but the Buffs are only a value play at -1.5 or better. STEER CLEAR.
Over/Under
The Over is 9-2-1 in Oregon’s last 12 games following an ATS loss and is 4-0 in Colorado’s last 4 games overall.
This number opened around 146 in much of the market. It dipped a bit and is ripe for conquest on the upside. Figure on up-tempo play getting in some good work in the transition game. Oregon gets a lot of quality looks around the rim and has some projectable upside in its 3-point game. The Ducks have had more than a few solid performances against foes that defend the arc well as they’ve struggled from distance for the season.
TAKE THE OVER 143.5 (-110).
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