Colorado at Arizona 1/13/22 College Basketball Picks and Predictions

Arizona Wildcats (12-1) vs Colorado Buffaloes (11-3)

Game Info: Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 11:00 pm (McKale Memorial Center)

Betting Odds: Arizona Wildcats -15 -- Over/Under: 150.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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Colorado faces Arizona on Thursday, January 13th, 2022 at the McKale Center for a college basketball PAC-12 matchup. 

Colorado is coming off a 78-64 win over Washington in its last game on January 9th at home. Colorado has now won five straight games, with two of those games coming in conference play. Colorado is 11-3 overall, 3-1 in PAC-12 play, and 4-8-2 against the spread this season. Colorado’s leading scorer so far this season has been F Jabari Walker, who has scored 13.4 points per game and has earned 8.4 rebounds per game for the Buffaloes. G Keeshawn Barthelemy leads the team in assists per game with 2.6. Colorado as a team has scored 72.4 points per game and has shot the ball at a 45.7% clip from the field. Colorado has also allowed 66.0 points per game to its opponents this season. 

Arizona is coming off a 95-79 win over Washington in its last game on January 3rd at home. Arizona has now won four of its last five games and that includes a strong win over Illinois on December 11th. Arizona is ranked 6th in the nation, owns a 12-1 overall record with a 2-0 conference record, and is 8-4-1 against the spread this season. Arizona’s leading scorer so far this season has been G Bennedict Mathurin, who has scored 18.9 points per game for the Wildcats. C Christian Koloko leads the team in rebounds per game (7.2) and G Kerr Kriisa leads the team in assists per game (5.0). Arizona as a team has scored 89.9 points per game and has shot the ball at a 49.8% clip from the field. Arizona has also allowed 65.2 points per game to its opponents as well. 

Arizona is a 15-point favorite and the total is set at 150.5. I think Arizona is the far better side here and even though we have to lay a boatload of points, I think Arizona is still the play. Colorado has not really been tested in conference play and its five-game win streak does not worry me here. Colorado has been one of the worst cover teams in the PAC-12 this year and I think Arizona manages a home cover here. 

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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