Colorado vs. Arizona State odds: 2024 college basketball picks, February 8 best bets by proven model
The Colorado Buffaloes will face off against the Arizona State Sun Devils in a Pac-12 matchup on Thursday. Colorado is 15-7 overall and 12-0 at home, while Arizona State is 11-11 overall and 2-4 on the road. Arizona State defeated Colorado, 76-73, at home in their first meeting of the season.
Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET at the CU Events Center in Boulder, Colo. Colorado is a 14.5-point favorite in the latest Colorado vs. Arizona State odds, according to the SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is set at 148.5 points. Before entering any Arizona State vs. Colorado picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 14 of the 2023-24 season on a 124-82 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $2,000 for $100 players. It is also off to a sizzling 20-9 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Arizona State vs. Colorado. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds and betting lines for Arizona State vs. Colorado:
- Colorado vs. Arizona State spread: Colorado -14.5
- Colorado vs. Arizona State over/under: 148.5 points
- Colorado vs. Arizona State money line: Colorado: -1253, Arizona State: +758
- ASU: Arizona State is 2-2 ATS as a road underdog this season
- COL: Colorado is 9-3 ATS at home this season
- Colorado vs. Arizona State picks: See picks here
What you need to know about Arizona State
Arizona State enters on a four-game losing streak and dropping six of its last seven contests. The Sun Devils are 5-6 in Pac-12 play and each of their last four losses have come by at least nine points. Junior guard Frankie Collins leads the team in scoring (13.5 points per game) with Jose Perez adding 12.9 ppg.
Perez, a senior guard, was averaging 18.3 ppg over his previous four contests entering Arizona State's last game against Cal, but he only scored one point over 14 minutes and didn't play in the second half for what coach Bobby Hurley called "a minor incident." Perez is expected to play on Thursday. Arizona State is sixth in conference games in points allowed (74.4 ppg) and will rely on a strong defensive effort on Thursday. See which team to pick here.
What you need to know about Colorado
Colorado enters off back-to-back losses, which snapped a four-game winning streak. Both those losses came on the road though as the Buffaloes return home, where they've gone 12-0 this season. Colorado is 5-0 at home compared to 1-6 on the road in Pac-12 games this season as the location has made all the difference to the Buffaloes' success.
Colorado has won its home conference matchups by an average margin of 14 points, including a 90-57 win over Oregon State in its last home contest. Junior guard KJ Simpson is averaging 19.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game for Colorado with Tristan da Silva adding 15.3 ppg this season. Colorado averages the third-most rebounds and allows the third-fewest ppg (73.5) in conference games this season, including surrendering just 64.2 ppg at home in their five conference matchups this year. See which team to pick here.
How to make Colorado vs. Arizona State picks
The model has simulated Arizona State vs. Colorado 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it also says one side of the spreadhits over 50% of the time.You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
