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Virginia vs. Colorado State odds, score prediction, line, spread, time: 2024 First Four picks by proven model
A pair of No. 10 seeds face off in the 2024 First Four on Tuesday when the Colorado State Rams battle the Virginia Cavaliers. The Rams (24-10), who tied with New Mexico for sixth in the Mountain West Conference at 10-8, have won four of five and are coming off a 74-61 loss to New Mexico in the Mountain West Tournament on Friday. The Cavaliers (23-10), who placed third in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 13-7 mark, have won two of their last three games, losing 73-65 in overtime to North Carolina State in the ACC Tournament on Friday. The winner of the game will face seventh-seeded Texas (20-12) in the first round on Thursday in a Midwest Region matchup.
Tipoff from UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio, is set for 9:10 p.m. ET. This will be the first-ever meeting between the schools. The Rams are 2-point favorites in the latest Colorado State vs. Virginia odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 120. Before making any Virginia vs. Colorado State picks, be sure to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven model.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters the 2024 NCAA tournament on a 148-106 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 29-19 (+810) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on UVA vs. Colorado State in the First Four 2024. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds and trends for Colorado State vs. UVA:
- Colorado State vs. Virginia spread: Colorado State -2
- Colorado State vs. Virginia over/under: 120 points
- Colorado State vs. Virginia money line: Virginia +111, Colorado State -130
- CSU: The Rams are 16-16 against the spread, including 3-7 in the last 10 games
- UVA: The Cavaliers are 17-15-1 ATS in 2023-24
- Colorado State vs. Virginia picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Colorado State can cover
Senior guard Isaiah Stevens has been on a tear of late, and has reached double-digit scoring in each of the past 10 games. He registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a 72-62 win over San Jose State in a Mountain West Championship first-round matchup last Wednesday. He scored 15 points and added seven assists and two rebounds in an 85-78 win over 23rd-ranked Nevada in Thursday’s quarterfinal. He added 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in Friday’s 74-61 semifinal loss to New Mexico. In 34 games, all starts, he is averaging 16.5 points, seven assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 34.6 minutes.
Senior forward Joel Scott has reached double-figure scoring in 28 games this season, including a 20-point and eight-rebound effort in the Mountain West Championship semifinal against New Mexico. He has reached 20 points three times in 2023-24. He has one double-double, an 18-point, 13-rebound performance in a 68-66 loss at New Mexico on Feb. 21. He has started 34 games this season and is averaging 12.9 points, six rebounds and 1.4 assists in 28 minutes. See which team to pick at SportsLine.
Why Virginia can cover
Senior Reece Beekman leads the Cavaliers and is coming off back-to-back double-doubles in the ACC Tournament. In the 66-60 overtime win over Boston College in the quarterfinals on Thursday, he scored 11 points, while adding 11 assists and seven rebounds. He scored 17 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed four rebounds in a 73-65 overtime loss to North Carolina State in Friday’s semifinal. In 33 games, all starts, Beekman is averaging 14.3 points, 6.3 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 32.7 minutes.
Sophomore guard Isaac McKneely is coming off a 23-point, three-rebound and two-assist performance in Friday’s loss to North Carolina State. He has reached double-digit scoring in four of the past five games. He has scored 20 or more points five times, including a season-high 29 points in an 80-76 win at Florida State on Feb. 10. In 32 games, all starts, he is averaging 12.5 points, three rebounds and 1.7 assists in 32.2 minutes. See which team to pick at SportsLine.
How to make Colorado State vs. Virginia picks
The model is leaning Over on the total, projecting the teams to combine for 133 points. It also says one side of the spread is the better value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Virginia vs. Colorado State, and which side of the spread is the better value? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that is 29-19 on top-rated college basketball spread picks this season.
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Kids escape unscathed after van slips off Colorado mountain road and down Blue River embankment
A van carrying campers from a hike near Blue River rolled down an embankment Thursday afternoon, but everyone inside escaped without major injuries. According to the Keystone Science School, the 15-passenger van was transporting 13 campers and two adults back from Mohawk Lakes when it slid off a wet road and rolled over.
Emergency crews responded to Spruce Creek Road after receiving reports of a single-vehicle rollover.
“We’re fortunate that it was low speed, and there was no intrusion into the passenger cabin,” Matt Benedict, division chief of wildfire and community preparedness for Red, White and Blue Fire said.
Investigators believe muddy conditions created by recent rainfall contributed to the crash. The van rolled down a steep embankment before coming to rest against a tree. Two people suffered minor injuries, but neither required transportation to a hospital, according to fire officials.
Keystone Science School confirmed emergency responders arrived quickly and that no major injuries were reported.
“The safety and well-being of our campers and staff is our highest priority,” Executive Director Eric Rightor said in a statement. “We are grateful that there were no major injuries, and we are committed to fully supporting all those involved and their families.”
Fire officials also credited seatbelt use for helping protect those inside the vehicle. “We always encourage everyone to wear their seatbelts… and they did. And everybody left,” Benedict said.
The Keystone Science School is located in Summit County.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two weeks have passed since officials closed four blocks of Uintah Street to repair damage under a bridge over Shooks Run Creek, and we’re now learning specifics about the response.
Officials said that the city was the lead entity in the repair response, with Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) providing a supporting role.
The closure began late in the afternoon of June 10 for what officials described as emergency bridge and utility repairs between Prospect and Institute streets, east of the Colorado College campus.
Officials said that on the previous day, a routine bridge inspection by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) discovered a large “void,” or sinkhole, under the bridge that compromised a utility line.
But officials didn’t explain how the void developed or how they repaired it until earlier this week, when Richard Mulledy, the city’s public works director, elaborated on the situation.
“It was about a six-foot by eight-foot void,” he explained. “That void was really caused by an abandoned storm sewer line and then a leaking manhole. It’s something that we see from time to time, but really doesn’t happen often.”
Crews approached the problem from under and above the bridge, with workers excavating into the street to access the utility lines.
“The utility line being compromised was an active storm sewer line,” Mulledy said. “It was sort of hanging out in the open and was unsecured. The old storm sewer line had been abandoned for decades and was starting to fail.”
Crews removed the old stormwater pipe, repaired the manhole, and backfilled the void with a material called “flow.”
“Flow fills almost like a kind of liquid concrete,” Mulledy detailed. “And that’s a really great structural solution. So, we filled that entire thing up, made sure the void is closed, and made sure it’s structurally sound.”
He added that the bridge is around a century old, the same age as most bridges across the creek.
“This was identified and got fixed in 48 hours, rather than let something structural fail, and then we’d be in a big, giant construction project,” Mulledy said. “The structure itself, I don’t think, was ever really threatened.”
The closure ended on Saturday, June 13.
A Colorado man died on Tuesday when a boulder fell on him and crushed him. That’s according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, who identified the man as 59-year-old Paul Frasch.
Frasch is a resident of Silverthorne. The sheriff’s office says he was walking in an area along the Arkansas River in Buena Vista in the middle of the day with his coworker when rocks fell and hit him.
According to investigators, the boulder that landed on Frasch weighed at least 1,000 pounds.
The coworker received injuries to his arms after trying to help Frasch.
When first responders got to the scene, the boulder was still on top of Frasch. He was declared dead at the scene.
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