Thursday’s contest at CU Events Center has the Colorado Buffaloes (12-5, 3-3 Pac-12) matching up with the Oregon Ducks (13-3, 5-0 Pac-12) at 10:30 PM (on January 18). Our computer prediction projects a 78-73 victory for Colorado, who is a slight favorite based on our model.

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Colorado vs. Oregon Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024
• Time: 10:30 PM ET
• TV: Fox Sports 1
• Where: Boulder, Colorado
• Venue: CU Events Center

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Colorado vs. Oregon Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Colorado 78, Oregon 73

Spread & Total Prediction for Colorado vs. Oregon

• Computer Predicted Spread: Colorado (-5.4)
• Computer Predicted Total: 150.8

Colorado is 7-8-0 against the spread this season compared to Oregon’s 7-5-0 ATS record. The Buffaloes have a 9-6-0 record hitting the over, while games involving the Ducks have a record of 6-6-0 when it comes to hitting the over. Colorado is 4-6 against the spread and 6-4 overall over its past 10 games, while Oregon has gone 6-4 against the spread and 9-1 overall.

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Colorado Performance Insights

• The Buffaloes outscore opponents by 9.1 points per game (scoring 80.2 points per game to rank 54th in college basketball while allowing 71.1 per contest to rank 166th in college basketball) and have a +156 scoring differential overall.
• Colorado records 37.6 rebounds per game (120th in college basketball) while allowing 29.9 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 7.7 boards per game.
• Colorado connects on 6.6 three-pointers per game (261st in college basketball) at a 39.0% rate (13th in college basketball), compared to the 7.4 its opponents make while shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc.
• The Buffaloes rank 39th in college basketball with 102.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 166th in college basketball defensively with 90.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Colorado loses the turnover battle by 1.2 per game, committing 12.9 (289th in college basketball) while its opponents average 11.7.

Oregon Performance Insights

• The Ducks put up 78.8 points per game (79th in college basketball) while allowing 71.5 per contest (177th in college basketball). They have a +116 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 7.3 points per game.
• Oregon is 229th in college basketball at 35.1 rebounds per game. That’s 1.8 more than the 33.3 its opponents average.
• Oregon connects on 8.1 three-pointers per game (125th in college basketball) at a 36.7% rate (54th in college basketball), compared to the 6.8 per game its opponents make, at a 33.7% rate.
• Oregon wins the turnover battle by 2.7 per game, committing 9.9 (44th in college basketball) while its opponents average 12.6.

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