Arizona State Sun Devils vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/24/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 24, 2022

Venue:  CU Events Center, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  Pac-12 Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  ASU +6, Colorado -6; Over/Under:  134 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  ASU +5.5, Colorado -5.5; Over/Under:  133.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  ASU +5.5, Colorado -5.5; Over/Under:  133.5 points

 

Arizona State Sun Devils:  10-16 (9th place, Pac-12)

Colorado Buffaloes:  18-9 (5th place, Pac-12)

 

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Arizona State Sun Devils:  3-2 last 5

Colorado Buffaloes:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

ASU is coming into this game with a 10-16 record overall and they are 3-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 17th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 6-10 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but they are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the Washington State Cougars, the Oregon Ducks, and the Oregon State Beavers while their loss came against the UCLA Bruins in their last game. DJ Horne, Jay Heath, and Marreon Jackson off the bench all led the team in points in that game with 9 each while Jalen Graham and Luther Muhammad were both next on the team with 8 points each. Horne led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Graham and Jackson both led the team in rebounds with 5 each. They were 40% from the field, 26.3% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 64.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.7 PPG against them. ASU has an ATS record of 12-11-3 this season and their O/U record is 8-18.

 

 

Colorado is coming into this game with an 18-9 record overall and they are 11-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 18th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 10-7 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Oregon Ducks but they have gone on a 5 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Oregon State Beavers, the Utah Utes, the Oregon State Beavers again, the California Golden Bears, and the Stanford Cardinal in their last game. Evan Battey led the team in points in that game with 15 while Nique Clifford was next on the team with 14 points. Luke O'Brien led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Nique Clifford led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 52.2% from the field, 46.2% from 3-point range, and 69.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66 PPG against them. Colorado has an ATS record of 10-14-3 this season and their O/U record is 12-15.

 

ASU has been playing better in their recent games winning 3 of their last 4 games. They have not had a good season this year but they have started to win more games recently, winning 3 straight before losing in their last game. Their last loss was on the road and they lost that game by double digits and their 3 straight wins prior to that loss were not against good teams. They have struggled against conference opponents this season as they are 6-10 and they have been awful on the road as well as they are 3-7. They are going up against a Colorado team that is 10-7 against conference opponents and they are a solid 11-4 at home this season. They have been playing very well recently winning their last 5 straight and they have won most of those games by double digits as well. Colorado has been more consistent than ASU has been all season and Colorado has been gaining a lot of steam in their last few games. They should continue their streak into this game and come away with another win at home by double digits against an inconsistent team that has been struggling all season.

 

Arizona State Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, February 24, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Colorado 77 ASU 63.

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Arizona State Sun Devils: 11-7 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 9-5 ATS after a conference game. 18-8 UNDER in all games. 

Colorado Buffaloes: 10-16 ATS in all games. 7-13 ATS after a combined score of 125 points or less. 119-81 UNDER after playing a road game.

 

 

Arizona State Sun Devils:  M. Bagley (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. J. Rochelin (G) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Williams (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Colorado Buffaloes:  E. Parquet (G) out for season - Foot injury. J. Ruffin (G) out for season - Redshirt. L. Lovering (C) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“I thought our approach was very good coming out. Just the way we played offense, moved the ball, shared it — 17 assists tonight overall was very good.” - Bobby Hurley on his team’s win against Oregon State.

 

 

“Player-led teams, which is what we are right now, are so much more dangerous than coach-led teams. We’re a player-led team. It starts with Evan Battey, but it doesn’t end with him. This whole team is really coming together as a group. They love each other. They like being around each other. They have a lot of fun together on the bus, on the plane, in practice, at shoot-arounds. They really care about each other and it shows in how we play. We’re really playing unselfishly offensively.” - Tad Boyle on his team this season.

 

 

 

A. Gaffney

J. Graham 

J. Heath 

D. Horne 

K. Lawrence 

 

K. Barthelemy 

Evan Battey 

T. Da Silva 

E. Parquet 

J. Walker

 

 

PPG: D. Horne (12.4)

APG: M. Jackson (3.9)

Reb/G: K. Lawrence (6.6)

 

PPG: J. Walker (14.5)

APG: K. Simpson (2.7)

Reb/G: J. Walker (9.2)

 

Coaches:

Arizona State Sun Devils: Bobby Hurley (7th season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Tad Boyle (12th season)