Colorado vs Arizona 2/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Arizona Wildcats and the Colorado Buffaloes meet in college basketball action from the Coors Events Center on Saturday night.

The Arizona Wildcats will look to build on their nine-game win streak after a 97-77 win over Utah last time out. Bennedict Mathurin leads the Wildcats in scoring with 17.3 PPG along with 5.7 RPG while Azuolas Tubelis has 15.5 PPG with 6.5 RPG. Christian Koloko has 12 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead Arizona on the glass while Kerr Krilsa has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 5 APG to lead the Wildcats in assists and round out the group of double-digit scorers for Arizona so far this season. As a team, Arizona is averaging 85.2 PPG on 49.2% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three and 72% from the foul line while allowing 66.2 PPG on 37.4% shooting from the field and 31.7% from three this season.

The Colorado Buffaloes will look to bounce back from an 82-65 loss to Arizona State last time out. Jabari Walker leads the Buffs in scoring and rebounding with 14.4 PPG and 9.1 RPG while Evan Battey has 11.7 PPG with 4.5 RPG. Keeshawn Barthelemy has 10.9 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Colorado up to this point in the year. As a team, Colorado is averaging 70.1 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 75.4% from the foul line while allowing 66.5 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field and 32.5% from three this season.

Arizona is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games against a team with a winning home record while the under is 8-1 in their last 9 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600. Colorado is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as a home underdog and 5-15-2 ATS in their last 22 home games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS win.

I get the case to be made for a home underdog like Colorado, but I still worry about the Buffaloes and the lack of scoring. Not only that, but a lack of scoring will not cut it against this Arizona team that can bury teams in the blink of an eye. I think this is just another one of those spots where Arizona just blows past their opponent and takes care of business so give me Arizona here.