The Oregon Ducks (13-7, 6-3 Pac-12) pay a visit to Boulder, Colo., to take on the Colorado Buffaloes (13-8, 5-6) Thursday. The Pac-12 contest at the CU Events Center is slated to tip-off at 10 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Oregon vs. Colorado odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Oregon plays at a slowed-down pace but has one of the more efficient offenses in the Pac-12. The Ducks rank fourth in the circuit in scoring with 73.9 points per game and have shot a robust 49.8% from the floor over their last 10 outings. UO has gone 8-2 over those 10 games, although one of the two losses came to these Buffaloes Jan. 25.
Colorado won 82-78 at Oregon in the previous meeting. The Buffs shot 50.0% from the floor that day, but they closed out a western swing shooting a combined 31.2% in losses at Washington and Washington State. CU is just 2-5 since Jan. 13.
The Buffaloes are 4-2 SU and 4-2 ATS over the last six games of this series.
Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
Oregon at Colorado odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Oregon -150 (bet $150 to win $100) | Colorado +122 (bet $100 to win $122)
- Against the spread (ATS): Oregon -2.5 (-110) | Colorado +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Oregon at Colorado odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Oregon 72, Colorado 69
Money line
The lean in general is on the Ducks, but any value here is drowned out by the juice in what figures to be a close game. STEER CLEAR.
Against the spread
The favorite is 12-2 ATS in the last 14 meetings between Oregon and Colorado.
The Ducks are a team heading in the right direction and are much the better shooting squad in this matchup. They’re the more experienced team and worthy of a 2-and-a-half or 3-point cushion in this one.
BACK THE DUCKS -2.5 (-110).
Over/Under
CU has been on the road for three straight games, and the Over has hit in home returns the last four times such a scenario came up. The Over is 13-3 in the Ducks’ last 16 road games against teams with a home winning mark of .600-or-better.
Oregon owns some rising pace figures of late and when you add in Colorado being at its best at home you can peg the OVER 138.5 (-110) with some slight value.
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