The UC Riverside Highlanders battle the Colorado Buffaloes Monday in Bolder. Tip-off from CU Events Center is at 8:30 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the UC Riverside vs. Colorado odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The UC Riverside Highlanders and Colorado Buffaloes start their 2022-23 basketball seasons Monday.
The Buffaloes come into this game hoping the team plays better on the court than its brethren have played on the football field this season.
UC Riverside hopes to be able to get some challenging games out of the way before getting to the conference portion and a possible March Madness invite.
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UC Riverside 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 3:56 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): UC Riverside +440 (bet $100 to win $440) | Colorado -650 (bet $650 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): UC Riverside +11.5 (-115) | Colorado -11.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 136.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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UC-Riverside at Colorado picks and predictions
Colorado 65, UC Riverside 57
Moneyline
AVOID.
The moneyline is too high on either side to warrant a wager here.
Against the spread
LEAN UC RIVERSIDE +11.5 (-115).
Colorado is not a great Pac-12 team, and it’s not a high-scoring team. With this expected to be a lower-scoring contest, I favor the underdog Highlanders to cover this spread. This makes UC RIVERSIDE +11.5 (-115) my LEAN.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 136.5 (-115).
Boulder is where Overs go to die. Colorado and its opponents have trouble dealing with the elevation. Especially early in the season, games tend to go Under, and I expect no different to happen Monday. Both teams will want to play this game in the 60s, which means it will be difficult for the Over to hit.
The UNDER 136.5 (-115) is my favorite play of this game.
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