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Colorado at Arizona odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s Colorado at Arizona odds and lines, with college football expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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The Colorado Buffaloes (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) visit the Arizona Wildcats (3-3, 1-2) Saturday afternoon. Kickoff from Arizona Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around the Colorado vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.

Colorado snapped a 3-game winning streak last Saturday with a 31-28 loss against Kansas State, while covering as a 3.5-point home underdog. QB Shedeur Sanders went 34-for-40 for 288 yards with 3 touchdowns and an interception with WR Omarion Miller hauling in 8 catches for 145 yards.

Arizona has lost back-to-back games after falling 41-19 at BYU and failing to cover as a 2.5-point underdog. QB Noah Fifita went 26-for-52 for 275 yards with a TD and 3 interceptions, while WR Tetairoa McMillan grabbed 5 receptions for 78 yards.

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Colorado at Arizona odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated at 9:28 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Colorado +110 (bet $100 to win $110) | Arizona -130 (bet $130 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Colorado +2.5 (-115) | Arizona -2.5 (-105)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 58.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Colorado at Arizona picks and predictions

Prediction

Colorado 38, Arizona 34

Moneyline

BET COLORADO (+110).

Colorado has won 3 of its last 4 games while scoring 28 or more points in each of the 4 games. Sanders and company have won their last 2 road games and will see the return of Heisman contender WR/DB Travis Hunter, who will play a big role. The Buffaloes face a Wildcats team that has lost back-to-back games while allowing 28 or more points in 3 of its last 4 outings.

Against the spread

PASS.

There is better value on Colorado’s moneyline.

Over/Under

BET OVER 58.5 (-105).

Colorado is on a 3-0 Over run and has scored 28 or more points in 5 of its 6 games this season. It has struggled on defense, allowing 21 or more points in 5 of its 6 games.

Arizona has scored 19 or more points in 5 of its 6 games while allowing 28 or more points in 3 of its last 4.

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Colorado at Arizona odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Saturday’s Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats odds and lines, with college football expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Colorado Buffaloes (0-4, 0-1) and the Arizona Wildcats (2-2, 0-1) meet Saturday at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. Kickoff is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (PAC-12 Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Colorado vs. Arizona odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.

The Buffaloes are off to a horrendous start, dropping all 4 games to date. To make matters worse, the Buffs have lost by 25 or more points, including last week’s 45-17 setback to UCLA in the Pac-12 opener. Colorado is 0-4 ATS, and it has cashed the Over in 3 in a row.

The Wildcats were outlasted in a crazy 49-31 game at California last week in the conference opener, and Arizona has alternated wins and losses, as well as covers and non-covers, through the first 4 outings. The Over is 3-1 to date.

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Colorado at Arizona odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:10 a.m. ET.

  • Money line (ML): Colorado +600 (bet $100 to win $600) | Arizona -900 (bet $900 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Colorado +17.5 (-115) | Arizona -17.5 (-107)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 57.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Colorado at Arizona picks and predictions

Prediction

Arizona 41, Colorado 17

Money line

Arizona (-900) should be able to get it done rather easily in this one, squaring its record inside the conference at 1-1. However, you can’t risk 9 times your potential return no matter how awful this Colorado (+600) team might be.

PASS.

Against the spread

ARIZONA -17.5 (-107) is the play there, and you can feel confident in laying the points since Colorado +17.5 (-115) has been blasted by 25 or more points in every game this season.

The Wildcats have struggled defensively this season, but Arizona’s pass attack is on point, posting 301.3 yards per game through the air to rank 22nd in the nation. It’s going to be another long night for Ralphie and the Buffs.

Over/Under

The OVER 57.5 (-110) is the LEAN, ever so slightly, but play this one lightly, or not at all.

The Over is 4-1 in the past 5 road games for Colorado, while going 5-1-1 in Arizona’s past 7 games overall, and 3-0-1 in the past 4 inside the Pac-12. The Over is also an impressive 8-3 in the previous 11 meetings in this series, although that’s due to some much better Colorado teams being able to move the ball. This offense is awful, but the good news is that both defenses are very giving.

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Pac-12 Tournament: Colorado vs. Arizona odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Colorado vs. Arizona odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats (29-3, 18-2 in Pac-12) meet the No. 4 seed Colorado Buffaloes (21-10, 12-8) Friday in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. Tip-off at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is set for 9 p.m. ET (PACN). Below, we look at the Colorado vs. Arizona odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Arizona edged the No. 9 seed Stanford Cardinal 84-80 in the Pac-12 quarterfinals, failing to cover as 15.5-point favorites. Wildcats sophomore PG Kerr Kriisa exited the game late with an ankle injury and is questionable to play against the Buffaloes.

Colorado thumped the No. 5 seed Oregon Ducks 80-69 Thursday, easily covering as 1-point favorites.

These teams split their regular-season series 1-1 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS). The road team won and covered both and each game went Over the total.

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Colorado vs. Arizona odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:36 p.m. ET.

  • Money line: Colorado +380 (bet $100 to win $380) | Arizona -540 (bet $540 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Colorado +9.5 (-105) | Arizona -9.5 (-120)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 149.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)

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Colorado vs. Arizona odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Colorado 78, Arizona 76

Money line

SPRINKLE on COLORADO (+380) with the plan of its spread harder because the Buffaloes have the best 3-point percentage and free-throw percentage in Pac-12 play, according to KenPom.com.

Also, Colorado probably needs to win the Pac-12 tournament to earn an NCAA Tournament bid whereas I wonder how big of a priority the conference tournament is for Arizona.

Again, I’d only SPRINKLE on COLORADO (+380), if at all, because the Buffaloes plus the points is a much sharper wager.

Against the spread

Definitely BET COLORADO +9.5 (-105) instead of or heavier than its money line.

Colorado has the second-best cover rate in conference play since the beginning of last season at 25-18-2 ATS with the best ATS margin at plus-2.1 so it consistently overperforms expectations versus Pac-12 foes.

Furthermore, Colorado is 6-1 ATS in the last seven games, 2-0 ATS when spotted 7.5-9.5 points and has been hit by a sharp line move. Arizona opened as a 10.5-point favorite, which aligns with college basketball guru Ken Pom’s projected spread, but has been steamed down to the current number.

I’d assume this is a sharp line move because Arizona is one of the best and most popular teams in the country so there won’t be a bunch of square money on Colorado.

COLORADO PLUS THE POINTS is my favorite wager in this game.

Over/Under

LEAN to the OVER 149.5 (-115) because both teams excel at getting to the charity stripe and hits down their free throws.

Also, this is a Pros vs. Joe’s scenario in the betting market for the total as more money is on the Over but more bets have been placed on the Under., according to VegasInsider.com.

Typically, it’s profitable in sports betting to follow the money especially when it’s counter to the public. Plus oddsmakers are reacting to the money side of the market by lowering the total from the 148-point opener.

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