Check out our free Utah Valley 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.
Utah Valley vs Colorado Pick & Preview: Sunday, March 19th Betting Odds
Wolverines vs Buffaloes Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Utah Valley Wolverines at Colorado Buffaloes
- Where: Boulder at CU Events Center
- Date: Sunday, March 19th
- Betting Odds: Utah Valley +4.5, UTAHV +163 | COL -198 O/U 144.5
Wolverines Preview:
Utah Valley heads into this matchup having played 33 games and have an overall record sitting at 25-8. On the road, the Wolverines will be playing their 16th game of the season, having gone 10-6. So far, the Wolverines have been the underdog 9 times, going 5-4 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +4.5 underdogs on the spread.
Utah Valley will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Le’tre Darthard who is averaging 14.18 points per game for the Wolverines. Darthard 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 Wolverines’ offensive game plan is the play of Trey Woodbury who has hit 44.5% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 13.39 points per game.
Coming into today’s game, Utah Valley will be looking from some improved play from their offense. Currently, the Wolverines are ranked 190th 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 414th ranked team in terms of pace. When looking at their 3-point shooting numbers, Utah Valley is close to the NCAA average at 37.0%.
Buffaloes Preview:
Colorado heads into this matchup having played 33 games and have an overall record sitting at 17-16. Currently, the Buffaloes have been the home team 16 times, sitting with a record of 12-4. The Buffaloes’ are sitting with a betting line that is -4.5 points in their favor. For the season, Colorado has been favored to win in 23 games, sitting with a mark of 14-9.
Colorado will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Tristan Da Silva who is averaging 16.03 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. Tristan Da Silva will be looking for additional help in the scoring deparment, as the team’s is going to be without KJ Simpson. Through 33 games he is 2nd on the team at 15.86 points per contest. Overall, he has connected on 39.6% of his field goal attempts.
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 Wolverines’ defense. At -4.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Buffaloes to come out on top and cover.
