The Colorado Buffaloes (13-6, 5-4 Pac-12) and Washington Huskies (9-8, 4-3) tangle Thursday in Seattle. The game at Alaska Airlines Arena is slated to tip-off at 11 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Colorado vs. Washington odds and lines and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Colorado is coming off a rough schedule stretch as it played Arizona, UCLA, and USC between Jan. 13-22. Those three are currently ranked third, eighth, and 15th in the nation. CU lost all three games although it mixed in a Jan. 15 win at Arizona State in between. Colorado earned an 82-78 road win against a decent Oregon team Tuesday.
Washington plays at the second-fastest pace in the Pac-12, but the Huskies rank just tied for eighth in scoring with 69.6 points per game because they’re shooting an anemic 39.7% from the floor. UW shot just 30.9% in its most recent game, an 84-56 loss at Oregon Sunday.
Colorado at Washington odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Colorado -155 (bet $155 to win $100) | Washington +125 (bet $100 to win $125)
- Against the spread (ATS): Colorado -2.5 (-110) | Washington +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Colorado at Washington odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Colorado 72, Washington 66
Money line
Colorado beat Washington by 14 points (78-64) in Boulder, Colo., Jan. 9. That was without the Buffs getting to the line much, which is something they’ve done quite well of late, and with the Huskies going 10-for-23 from distance.
That last figure is key because Colorado sometimes has a blind spot against teams that knock down 3s, however, Washington is a bottom-tier squad in that regard.
Perhaps lost in the schedule situation is Colorado’s improving defense. The Buffaloes have held foes to a 39.8% mark from the floor over their last 10 games.
TAKE COLORADO (-155).
Against the spread
The Buffaloes are 3-0-1 ATS in their last four games as favorites.
The Huskies are 8-27 against the spread in games with totals in the 130s over the last three years.
The favorite has gone 5-1 ATS in the last six games in this series.
BACK THE BUFFALOES -2.5 (-110). Consider this the best play for this contest.
Over/Under
The Huskies defense figures to be a bit overvalued here. Tag the OVER 136.5 (-115) with just a slight lean, although waiting out a better price or lower total is suggested.
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