Colorado vs Washington Prediction Basketball Picks 12-29-23
Colorado Buffaloes (9-2) vs Washington Huskies (8-3)
2023-12-29 21:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Colorado Buffaloes -7 -- Over/Under: 155.5
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The Washington Huskies and Colorado Buffaloes face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at the Coors Events Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Washington vs Colorado prediction.
Chance for Washington To Pick up a Big Win
It’s still hard to know how good or bad this Washington team is, but this is going to be a great test for them. Washington currently sits with an 8-3 record overall and they have gone 5-5 against the spread. Washington has won four games in a row and in the last game against Eastern Washington, they were able to secure a 73-66 victory. Keion Brooks Jr had a strong game for Washington putting up 20 points. Washington on the season is averaging 83 points while their defense is giving up 74.5 points per game. Keion Brooks Jr is having a strong season averaging 20.1 points while shooting 49.4 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from behind the three point line.
Colorado Looks for Fifth Straight Win
Colorado only has two losses this season but they have won four games in a row. In the last game against Utah Tech, Colorado scored 98 points and they ended up winning by 27 points. Two games ago against Northern Colorado, they were able to secure a 90-68 victory. Colorado on the season is averaging 86.2 points while their defense is giving up 69 points per game. KJ Simpson on the season is averaging 19.9 points while shooting 57.7 percent from the field and 48.9 percent from behind the three point line. Colorado is 9-2 in the Pac-12 with the same record as Arizona, Utah, and Washington State.
Washington vs Colorado Betting Prediction
These are two teams that can really score and neither team plays a whole lot of defense. Colorado on the season is averaging 86.2 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Washington is also going to find plenty of success scoring here, and that is going to be the difference here as this game is going to go over the total. Back the over to cash here.