Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/30/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 30, 2022

Venue:  Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, WA

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Colorado +5.5, WSU -5.5; Over/Under:  131 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Colorado NL, WSU NL; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Colorado +5.5, WSU -5.5; Over/Under:  131.5 points

 

Colorado Buffaloes:  13-7 (8th place, Pac-12)

Washington State Cougars:  11-7 (7th place, pac-12)

 

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Colorado Buffaloes:  2-3 last 5

Washington State Cougars:  3-2 last 5

 

 

 

Colorado is coming into this game with a 13-7 record overall and they are 2-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 11th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 5-5 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Oregon Ducks while their 3 losses in that span came against the USC Trojans, the UCLA Bruins, and the Washington Huskies in their last game. Jabari Walker led the team in points in that game with 19 while Evan Battey, Eli Parquet, and Keeshawn Barthelemy were all next on the team with 9 points each. Barthelemy led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Walker led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 34% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 82.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.4 PPG against them. Colorado has an ATS record of 6-12-2 this season and their O/U record is 8-12.

 

 

WSU is coming into this game with an 11-7 record overall and they are 8-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 8th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Stanford cardinals while their 3 wins in that span came against the Utah Utes, the California Golden Bears, and the Utah Utes again in their last game. Andrej Jakimovski and Tyrell Roberts both led the team in points in that game with 15 each while Noah Williams and TJ Bamba off the bench were both next on the team with 10 points each. Michael Flowers led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Jakimovski and Efe Abogidi both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 36.9% from the field, 25.8% from 3-point range, and 93.8% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 74 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63.3 PPG against them. WSU has an ATS record of 8-10 this season and their O/U record is 6-11-1.

 

WSU is coming into this game as a 5.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. WSU has been playing much better in their recent games coming into this one on a winning streak while Colorado has been losing games recently. These teams are trending in opposite directions as WSU is starting to heat up while Colorado has been running out of gas. The best bet to place in this game is on WSU to cover the spread here.

 

Colorado Washington State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 30, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is WSU 70 Colorado 62.

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Colorado Buffaloes: 6-13 ATS in all games. 6-14 ATS when playing only their 3rd game in a week. 16-26 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders. 8-19 ATS after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread. 6-11 ATS after a combined score of 125 points or less. 2-8 ATS after playing 2 consecutive road games.

Washington State Cougars: 2-5 O/U after 2 straight games with 12 or less assists. 19-26 O/U in all home games. 1-6 O/U against conference opponents. 2-10 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 96-149 O/U after 1 or more consecutive unders. 38-67 O/U after allowing 55 points or less.

 

 

Colorado Buffaloes:  T. Da Silva (F) Ques Sun - Undisclosed injury. L. Lovering (C) out for season - Knee injury. J. Ruffin (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

Washington State Cougars:  D. Jackson (C) Ques Sun - Eye injury. T. Miller (F) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. M. Rice (G) Out indefinitely - Redshirt.

 

 

“We didn’t deserve to win the way we played. We didn’t. Our defense was good enough. Our rebounding obviously was not.” - Tad Boyle on his team’s loss against Washington.

 

 

"We've just been snakebit. We haven't had a full team I think since USC (on Dec. 4)." - Kyle Smith on his team’s rough season so far.

 

 

 

K. Barthelemy 

Evan Battey 

T. Da Silva 

E. Parquet 

J. Walker

 

E. Abogidi 

M. Flowers 

M. Gueye 

T. Roberts 

N. Williams

 

 

PPG: J. Walker (14)

APG: K. Barthelemy (2.7)

Reb/G: J. Walker (8.6)

 

PPG: M. Flowers (12.7)

APG: M. Flowers (3)

Reb/G: M. Gueye (5.4)

 

Coaches:

Colorado Buffaloes: Tad Boyle (12th season)

Washington State Cougars: Kyle Smith (3rd season)