Washington State vs Colorado 1/30/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Colorado Buffaloes (13-7) vs. Washington State Cougars (11-7)
January 30, 2022 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington State Cougars -5.5 / Colorado Buffaloes +5.5; Over/Under: +130
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The Colorado Buffaloes and the Washington State Cougars meet in college basketball action from Friel Court on Sunday afternoon.
The Colorado Buffaloes come into this game on the heels of a 60-58 loss to Washington last time out. Jabari Walker leads the Buffs in scoring and rebounding with 14 PPG and 8.6 RPG while Evan Battey has 12 PPG with 4.6 RPG. Keeshawn Barthelemy has 11 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 70.3 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 34% from three and 74.3% from the foul line while allowing 66.4 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field and 32% from three this season.
The Washington State Cougars will look to build on back-to-back wins including a 71-54 win over Utah last time out. Michael Flowers leads the Cougars in scoring and assists with 12.7 PPG and 3 APG while Noah Williams has 11.7 PPG with 4.1 RPG and Tyrell Roberts has 11 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Washington State so far this season. Mouhamed Gueye also has a team-high 5.4 RPG for the Cougars this season. As a team, Washington State is averaging 74 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 74.8% from the foul line while allowing 63.3 PPG on 39.9% shooting from the field and 30.4% from three this season.
Colorado is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 23-53-1 ATS in their last 77 road games while the over is 7-0 in their last 7 Sunday games. Washington State is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
I get the case to be made either way here, but I truly think the better play here is the under. Colorado has had scoring issues as of late, especially on the road and the Cougars not only play solid defense, but they can go in offensive lulls as well and keep games low-scoring themselves. I look for this one to finish well under this total.
