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The Oregon Ducks take on the Colorado Buffaloes in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament Thursday. Tip-off from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is set for 5:30 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 entered the Pac-12 Tournament as the fifth seed and defeated Oregon State 86-72 in the opening round. The Ducks entered the tournament as losers of three straight outings and five of their last six games.

Oregon was just 12-19 against the spread (ATS) on the season and was just 7-8 straight up (SU) away from home. The Ducks ended the regular season fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (44.4).

The Buffaloes enter with a slightly better 12-16-2 ATS record and were 8-5 SU away from home. Colorado had a three-game losing skid in the middle of the season but followed it up by winning seven of its last eight.

Colorado is 1-1 this season against the Ducks, beating them 82-78 at Oregon Jan. 25 and then losing 66-51 at home Feb. 3.

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Oregon vs. Colorado odds, spread and lines

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• Money line: Oregon -112 (bet $112 to win $100) | Colorado -108 (bet $108 to win $100)
• Against the spread (ATS): Oregon -1.5  (+100) | Colorado +1.5 (-125)
• Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)

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Oregon vs. Colorado odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Colorado 74, Oregon 70

Money line

BET on COLORADO (-108).

The Buffaloes are playing better basketball at a better time.

They were 13-8 entering February and then ripped off seven wins in nine games. Oregon is just 5-6 straight up since the start of February, ending the season with losses at Washington and at Washington State.

Colorado is also better at things that win you games down the stretch. They finished first in the conference in three-point percentage and free-throw percentage.

Oregon was eighth and tenth in those categories, respectively. As we saw with Xavier’s Wednesday loss, free-throw shooting can have a massive impact, and Colorado should get a nice boost due to their ability to convert at the line.

Against the spread

PASS.

Colorado doesn’t have a single 1-point loss on the season so I’ll take them to win outright.

Over/Under

LEAN to the OVER 136.5 (-115).

While Oregon may not be a great covering team, what it does well is score and get shots up. The Ducks sit second in the Pac-12 conference in field goal attempts per game.

They rank 162 in possessions per game in the nation which is just in the top half. They’re averaging 72.1 points per game and are 18-11-2 O/U on the season.

The Buffaloes are 14-16 O/U and rank first in three-point and field throw percentages in the Pac 12 and are third in field-goal percentage within the conference.

Colorado can score efficiently and Oregon can bring the pace, two reasons why I favor the OVER 136.5 (-115) here.

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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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