Colorado vs Colorado State Prediction 12-7-24 College Basketball Picks

The Colorado State Rams and the Colorado Buffaloes meet Saturday in college basketball action from the CU Events Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado vs Colorado State Prediction.

Colorado State Recap

The Colorado State Rams come into this one looking to add to an 83-54 win over Loyola Marymount last time out.

Rams Win Back-To-Back Games

Nique Clifford leads the Rams in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 18.9 PPG and 11 RPG with 3.4 APG while Jalen Lake has 15 PPG with 2.3 APG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Colorado State so far this season. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson also has 9.4 PPG with 4.8 RPG as well this season. As a team, Colorado State is averaging 76.6 PPG on 45.4% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three, and 71.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Colorado State Rams will win

• Colorado State has won 12 of its last 14 night games against non-conference opponents.

Colorado Recap

The Colorado Buffaloes come into this one looking to build on their 75-66 win over Pacific last time out. After this game, Colorado will welcome South Dakota State to town.

Buffs Looking To Find Consistency

Andrej Jakimovski leads the Buffs in scoring with 13.5 PPG along with 5.4 RPG while Elijah Malone has 12.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG. Julian Hammond III has 12.3 PPG with a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Buffaloes in the assist department while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Colorado up to this point in the year. Trevor Baskin also has 9.3 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG as well to lead Colorado on the glass so far this season. As a team, Colorado is averaging 76.5 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 40.1% from three, and 75.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Colorado Buffaloes will win

• Colorado has won each of its last 21 games at CU Events Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Colorado vs Colorado State Prediction

I’m with Colorado here. I just think the Rams are the better team and statistically, it’s a lot easier for me to see the path to offense for Colorado to be able to pull away in this game. The Rams are really good at shooting from the perimeter while Colorado State struggles to defend the 3, and the Buffaloes are solid at the foul line and Colorado State is giving up a lot of free throws. The Buffaloes are balanced defensively and I just don’t see a ton of offense from Colorado State here. Give me the Buffs at home.