Colorado vs. Washington State Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/22/23

The Washington State Cougars and the Colorado Buffaloes meet in college basketball action from the CU Event Center on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Colorado is listed as a 5.5-point favorite for this game with a ML price of -240. The total for this game is set at 136.5 points.

Injuries

For Washington State, TJ Bamba is listed as questionable for this game with a hand injury while Javon Ruffin is questionable for Colorado knee injury and Jalen Gabbidon is still out indefinitely with a knee injury.

Matchup history

Washington State won the last meeting back on January 30^th, 2022 by a final score of 70-43, snapping Colorado’s three-game head-to-head win streak in the matchup.

Trends

Washington State is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 Sunday games while the under is 35-16-1 in their last 52 games overall. Colorado is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games and 4-9-2 ATS in their last 15 home games against a team with a losing road record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.

Pick

I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m backing Colorado at home. The Buffaloes have normally been a solid team to back on their home floor especially with their defense and I just don’t know how much I can trust Washington State to keep this one close on the road. The Cougars have been getting pummelled left and right on the road and I don’t think things are going to get much better here. Give me the Buffs at home.