Colorado vs Southern Utah 12/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-4) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (7-5)
December 21, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Colorado Buffaloes -10.5 / Southern Utah Thunderbirds +10.5; Over/Under: +157
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The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and the Colorado Buffaloes meet in college basketball action from the CU Events Center on Wednesday night.
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds will try to build on a 106-101 OT win over Northern Arizona last time out for their 4th straight win. Tevian Jones leads the Thunderbirds in scoring with 20.3 PPG and 4.3 RPG while Harrison Butler has 10.4 PPG with team-highs of 6.6 RPG and 2.5 APG to lead the Thunderbirds in assists and rebounding while Jason Spurgin has 10 PPG with 4.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Southern Utah so far this season. As a team, Southern Utah is averaging 91 points per game on 48.2% shooting from the field, 31.1% from behind the 3-point line and 73.3% from the foul line this season.
The Colorado Buffaloes will try to build on their three-game win streak after an 88-77 win over Northern Colorado last time out. KJ Simpson leads the Buffs in scoring and assists with 16.9 PPG and 3.7 APG along with 4.3 RPG while Tristan da Silva has 14.5 PPG and 4.8 RPG and J’Vonne Hadley also has 10.2 PPG and a team-high 9.8 RPG to lead the Buffaloes on the glass and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Colorado so far this season. As a team, Colorado is averaging 75.6 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 64.7% from the foul line this season.
Southern Utah is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games against a team with a winning home record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS loss. Colorado is 2-5 ATs in their last 7 games overall and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall.
I get the reasoning for backing the Thunderbirds on the road as Southern Utah’s had a brief history of being a live dog in spots and they’ve been playing fairly well as of late. However, Colorado’s recent struggles for the most part have come away from home and their three home games this month have all seen the Buffs win by double digits. I just think that over the second half, Colorado pulls away and bags the win and cover here.
