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Game time: March 19, 2023 at 9:30 PM ET

Venue: CU Events Center — Boulder, CO

Article updated Mar 17, 10:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Utah Valley St. Wolverines are on the road playing the Colorado Buffaloes at the CU Events Center stadium on Sunday, 3/19/2023 @ 9:30pm EST. Colorado is the betting

Game outlook

The Utah Valley St. Wolverines are on the road playing the Colorado Buffaloes at the CU Events Center stadium on Sunday, 3/19/2023 @ 9:30pm EST. Colorado is the betting favorite opening at -5 and the current line is Colorado -4.5.

Wolverines vs Buffaloes Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Buffaloes to win tonight's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Utah Valley St. Wolverines to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Utah Valley St. 72 to Colorado 74

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Utah Valley St. Wolverines and Colorado Buffaloes, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw users predict Utah Valley St. Wolverines to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Colorado will win straight-up is 66%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be UTVAL 67.75, COLO 76.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is Utah Valley will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Utah Valley St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 46, Utah Valley St. is ranked #57 in offense (scoring an average of 77.12 per game), #120 in defense (allowing an average of 68.03 points to be scored against them per game) and are 26-8 (22-9 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Wolverines hit an average of 46.37% of their field goals (ranked #72) and 74.03% of their free throws (ranked #89) and makes an average of 33.09% of their three pointers ranked #237 in the NCAAB). They average 40.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 7) and average 16.12 offensive assists and 13.74 turnovers per game (ranked # 18 and 301 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Utah Valley St. allows an average of 38.92% field goals (ranked #6) and 66.40% free throws (ranked #12 in the NCAAB) The Wolverines allow an average of 30.88% of the three pointers (ranked #37) and averages 36.44 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.44) Finally, the Wolverines average 11.12 defensive assists and 12.62 turnovers per game (ranked # 61 and 173 respectively).

Colorado Key Betting Stats

Colorado Buffaloes has a power ranking of 145 and are #214 for offense (scoring an average of 69.88 per game), #74 for defense (giving up an average of 66.68 points per game) and 18-16 (15-19 ATS) overall. Utah Valley St. went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Colorado.

For offense, the Buffaloes hit an average of 43.31% of their field goals (ranked #255) and 69.59% of their free throws (ranked #267) and makes an average of 32.47% of their three pointers (ranked #282 in the NCAAB). They average 37.35 rebounds per game (ranked # 47) and average 13.03 offensive assists and 13.26 turnovers per game (ranked # 185) and 261 respectively).

On defense, Colorado allows an average of 42.07% field goals (ranked #76) and 71.47% free throws (ranked #179 in the NCAAB) The Buffaloes allow an average of 31.56% of the three pointers (ranked #58) and averages 33.62 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.62) Finally, the Buffaloes average 11.15 defensive assists and 13.41 turnovers per game (ranked # 64 and 115 respectively).

Betting Summary

Colorado has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Utah Valley St. Wolverines to cover the 4.5 point spread and the total to go over 144.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Utah Valley St. Wolverines+168 → +166Moved
  • Moneyline · Colorado Buffaloes-190 → -195Moved
  • Spread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines+5 (-110) → +4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Colorado Buffaloes-5 (-110) → -4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over144.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under144.5 (-110) → 144.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Utah Valley St. Wolverines
23-8 matchup record · 8-2-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Colorado Buffaloes
17-15 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-18T02:14:28.111Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Utah Valley St. Wolverines and Colorado Buffaloes, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

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

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Utah Valley St. Wolverines defeated Colorado Buffaloes 81-69

Utah Valley St. Wolverines defeated Colorado Buffaloes 81-69 on March 19, 2023, a 12-point decision in the series. Utah Valley St. Wolverines' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 43-31. Against SportsJaw's recorded Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110) spread, Utah Valley St. Wolverines covered, while the 150 combined points finished over the recorded total of 144.5.

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Tipster picks

  • DoclocksSpread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationSpread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationMoneyline · Colorado Buffaloes -195Loss
  • MtgoldsteinSpread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Colorado Buffaloes -4.5 (-110)Loss
  • JackCohenSpread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110)Win
  • Amp2224Spread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110)Win
  • Amp2223Spread · Utah Valley St. Wolverines +4.5 (-110)Win