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Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 21, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: CU Events Center — Boulder, CO

Article updated Dec 21, 4:21 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Southern Utah is on the road playing Colorado at the CU Events Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Colorado -12 was the opening favorite and line hasn't

Game outlook

Southern Utah is on the road playing Colorado at the CU Events Center stadium on Wednesday, 12/21/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Colorado -12 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Southern Utah wi ll face Colorado in NCAA College Basketball action on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. The game will begin at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The start for Utah has been average

This season, Southern Utah is 3-4-1 against the spread. This season, the Thunderbirds have covered the spread once as an underdog by 12.5 points or more. So far this season, six of Southern Utah's eight games with an over/under have been over. The Thunderbirds have scored over 154.5 points in five of eight games this season. This game's point total is 8.3 points higher than Southern Utah's average over/under this season.

Over the last 10 games, Southern Utah has a Straight Up record of 5 wins, 5 losses, and a 3 game winning streak. Southern Utah also has an Against-the-Spread record of 4 wins, 5 losses, 1 push, and a streak of 1 loss in a row in their last 10 games. In their last 10 games, Southern Utah has a record of 5 overs and 5 unders with an active streak of 1 over.

Colorado's season has been better than expected

This season, Colorado has won five games against the spread while failing to cover seven times. The Buffaloes have been favored by 12.5 points or more three times this season, and covered one of those games. Six of Colorado's 12 games this season have been over the point total. In four of 12 games this season, the Buffaloes and their opponents scored more than 154.5 points. This game's over/under is 10.5 points lower than Colorado's matchups this season.

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They have a Straight Up record of 6 wins, 4 losses, and a 3-game winning streak. Additionally, Colorado has an Against-the-Spread record of 4 wins, 6 losses, and an active Against-the-Spread streak of 1 loss in a row. In Colorado's last 10 games with an active streak of 1 over in a row, Game Total Points have been 4 overs, 6 unders.

Southern Utah Highlights

With a power ranking of 187, Southern Utah is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 91.00 per game), #253 in defense (allowing an average of 71.75 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-4 (3-3-2 ATS) this season.

Colorado Highlights

Colorado Buffaloes has a power ranking of 5 and are #151 for offense (scoring an average of 74.45 per game), #158 for defense (giving up an average of 71.75 points per game) and 7-5 (5-7 ATS) overall. Southern Utah went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Colorado.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be SUTAH 89.25, COLO 65.25. 58% of SportsJaw players predict Colorado Buffaloes to cover. OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

57% picked Colorado Buffaloes on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Thunderbirds 63 to Buffaloes 87.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Thunderbirds 63 to Buffaloes 87.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Southern Utah Thunderbirds+550 → +525Moved
  • Moneyline · Colorado Buffaloes-800 → -750Moved
  • Spread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds+12 (-110) → +12 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Colorado Buffaloes-12 (-110) → -12 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over154.5 (-110) → 155 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under154.5 (-110) → 155 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Southern Utah Thunderbirds
10-22 matchup record · 4-4-2 ATS · 6-4-0 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 (2022-12-21T09:21:32.000Z). 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 Southern Utah Thunderbirds 86-78

Colorado Buffaloes defeated Southern Utah Thunderbirds 86-78 on December 21, 2022, a 8-point decision in the series. Colorado Buffaloes' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 38-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded Southern Utah Thunderbirds +12 (-110) spread, Southern Utah Thunderbirds covered, while the 164 combined points finished over the recorded total of 155.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds +11.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 154.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds +11.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Southern Utah Thunderbirds +11.5 (-110)Win