Check out our free Stanford vs Colorado pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Boulder. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Stanford vs Colorado Pick & Preview: Sunday, February 5th Betting Odds
Cardinal vs Buffaloes Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Stanford Cardinal at Colorado Buffaloes
- Where: Boulder at CU Events Center
- Date: Sunday, February 5th
- Betting Odds: Stanford +4.5, STAN +166 | COL -205 O/U 135.5
Cardinal Preview:
Stanford heads into this matchup having played 22 games and have an overall record sitting at 10-12. On the road, the Cardinal will be playing their 8th game of the season, having gone 1-7. So far, the Cardinal have been the underdog 11 times, going 2-9 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +4.5 underdogs on the spread.
Stanford will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Spencer Jones who is averaging 13.33 points per game for the Cardinal. Jones is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Cardinal’s offensive game plan is the play of Mike Jones who has hit 41.0% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 9.82 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Stanford this season, as they are currently ranked 348th in college basketball at 66.4 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Cardinal’s 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.9%, placing them 262nd in the NCAA.
Buffaloes Preview:
The Colorado Buffaloes head into today’s game in what will be their 25th game of the season, posting a record of 13-11. So far this season, Colorado has played 12 games at home, sitting with a record of 10-2. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Buffaloes as the -4.5 point favorites. The Buffaloes have been favored 18 times, going 10-8 straight up.
Colorado will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Tristan Da Silva who is averaging 16.17 points per game for the Buffaloes. Silva is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Buffaloes’ offensive game plan is the play of KJ Simpson who has hit 40.8% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 16.04 points per game.
Coming into today’s game, Colorado will be looking from some improved play from their offense. Currently, the Buffaloes are ranked 193rd at 71.2 points per game. A major reason for their low scoring mumbers is the fact that they tend to work the clock on offense. This year, they are the 393rd ranked team in terms of pace. When looking at their 3-point shooting numbers, Colorado is close to the NCAA average at 36.8%.
Free Spread Prediction: Colorado Buffaloes -4.5
Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the Colorado Buffaloes to pick up the win and cover the spread as -4.5 point betting favorites. Although Colorado as a team is just 189th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Cardinal’s defense. At -4.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Buffaloes to come out on top and cover.
