Washington Huskies vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/09/2022

Game Time: 5:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 9, 2022

Venue:  CU Events Center, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Washington +9.5, Colorado -9.5; Over/Under:  140 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Washington +9.5, Colorado -9.5; Over/Under:  140 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Washington +8.5, Colorado -8.5; Over/Under:  138.5 points

 

Washington Huskies:  6-6 (7th place, Pac-12)

Colorado Buffaloes:  10-3 (4th place, Pac-12)

 

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Washington Huskies:  2-3 last 5

Colorado Buffaloes:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Washington is coming into this game with a 6-6 record overall and they are 1-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 3rd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 1-1 in their conference games this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their 2 losses were against the Utah Valley Wolverines and the Arizona Wildcats while their win came against the Utah Utes in their last game. Daejon Davis led the team in points in that game with 16 while Terrell Brown and Cole Bajema off the bench were both next on the team with 15 points. Brown led the team in assists in that game with 8 while Davis led the team in rebounds with 5. They were 44.3% from the field, 45.5% from 3-point range, and 71.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 72.9 PPG against them. Washington has an ATS record of 5-7 this season and their O/U record is 5-7.

 

 

Colorado is coming into this game with a 10-3 record overall and they are 8-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 4th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 2-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Tennessee Volunteers but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Eastern Washington Eagles, the Milwaukee Panthers, the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, and the Washington State Cougars in their last game. Evan Battey led the team in points in that game with 20 while Keeshawn Barthelemy was next on the team with 17 points. Eli Parquet, Keeshawn Barthelemy, and Julian Hammond III off the bench all led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Jabari Walker led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 51.8% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 70.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.2 PPG against them. Colorado has an ATS record of 3-8-2 this season and their O/U record is 6-7.

 

Colorado is coming into this game as a 9.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Colorado has been playing well all season and they have been good at home as well. Washington has struggled in their road games this season and they are barely hanging on to a positive overall record at 6-6. Both of these teams had very long breaks due to covid but now they are back and need to get back into rhythm in their games. Colorado has an advantage here being the home team and they have also been a much better team in general this season. The best bet to place in this game is on Colorado to cover the spread here.

 

Washington Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 9, 2022 (5:00 pm ET start time) is Colorado 77 Washington 61.

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Washington Huskies: 29-41 ATS in all games. 40-73 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 18-25 ATS against conference opponents. 17-25 ATS after a conference game. 10-24 ATS after 1 or more consecutive unders. 14-28 ATS after a game being outrebounded by an opponent by 15 or more.

Colorado Buffaloes: 17-33 O/U in a home game where the total is 135 to 139.5. 70-105 O/U when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days. 6-13 O/U after scoring 80 points or more. 2-9 O/U after a combined score of 155 points or more. 10-26 O/U after playing 3 consecutive home games.

 

 

Washington Huskies:  R. Sorn (C) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Bey (G) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Colorado Buffaloes:  J. Ruffin (G) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

“Riley will get a shot. Last year, he had big games for us. Now it goes back to the consistency. He’s done a really good job.” - Mike Hopkins on Riley Sorn getting some playing time in their next few games.

 

 

“I felt a little rusty. Just getting up and down, it’s not the same as practice. It’s just a little more intense in the games.” - Jabari Walker on their first game back after a long pause of play.

 

 

 

J. Bey 

T. Brown 

D. Davis 

E. Matthews

N. Roberts

 

K. Barthelemy 

E. Battey 

T. Da Silva 

E. Parquet 

J. Walker

 

 

PPG: T. Brown Jr. (21.4)

APG: T. Brown Jr. (4.3)

Reb/G: N. Roberts (6.2)

 

PPG: J. Walker (13.5)

APG: K. Barthelemy (2.8)

Reb/G: J. Walker (8.1)

 

Coaches:

Washington Huskies: Mike Hopkins (5th season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Tad Boyle (12th season)