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Northern Colorado Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 18, 2022 at 5:00 PM ET

Venue: CU Events Center — Boulder, CO

Article updated Dec 17, 10:07 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Northern Colorado is on the road playing Colorado at the CU Events Center stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 5:00pm EST. Colorado -16.5 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

Northern Colorado is on the road playing Colorado at the CU Events Center stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 5:00pm EST. Colorado -16.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Colorado -15.5.

Northern Colorado Highlights

With a power ranking of 180, Northern Colorado is ranked #204 in offense (scoring an average of 71.40 per game), #352 in defense (allowing an average of 80.10 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-5 (4-5 ATS) this season.

Colorado Highlights

Colorado Buffaloes has a power ranking of 184 and are #159 for offense (scoring an average of 73.50 per game), #179 for defense (giving up an average of 80.10 points per game) and 6-5 (5-6 ATS) overall. Northern Colorado went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Colorado.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be NCOLO 92.25, COLO 61.25. 52% of SportsJaw players predict Colorado Buffaloes to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Colorado will win, northern colorado will cover, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Bears 67 to Buffaloes 78.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bears 67 to Buffaloes 78.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Bears vs Buffaloes archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bears vs Buffaloes matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Northern Colorado Bears+1,100 → +825Moved
  • Moneyline · Colorado Buffaloes-1,625 → -1,400Moved
  • Spread · Northern Colorado Bears+16.5 (-110) → +15.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Colorado Buffaloes-16.5 (-110) → -15.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over151 (-110) → 153.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under151 (-110) → 153.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Northern Colorado Bears
20-12 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Colorado Buffaloes
17-16 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-18T03:07:30.399Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Colorado Buffaloes defeated Northern Colorado Bears 88-77

Colorado Buffaloes defeated Northern Colorado Bears 88-77 on December 18, 2022, a 11-point decision in the series. Colorado Buffaloes' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 46-39. Against SportsJaw's recorded Northern Colorado Bears +15.5 (-110) spread, Northern Colorado Bears covered, while the 165 combined points finished over the recorded total of 153.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JohnnywalkerSpread · Colorado Buffaloes -16.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Colorado Buffaloes -16.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 151 (-110)Loss
  • DocthizzMoneyline · Colorado Buffaloes -1,400Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Colorado Buffaloes -15.5 (-110)Loss
  • GustavosintoSpread · Colorado Buffaloes -15.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Northern Colorado Bears +15.5 (-110)Win