Colorado vs Arizona State Prediction 1/3/2026 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Colorado Buffaloes and the Arizona State Sun Devils meet Saturday in college basketball action from ASU Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Here’s a Colorado vs Arizona State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Colorado vs Arizona State pick. We will examine the recent form and player performances for both teams, as well as the recent betting trends and streaks pertaining to this matchup. As we conclude, we will tie it all together with a summary that produces a sensible pick for a favorable betting outcome in this game.

Colorado Buffaloes Betting Preview

The Buffaloes beat Montana State, Eastern Washington, Providence, Alabama State, UC Davis, San Francisco, Washington and Cal Baptist in their first eight games before a loss to Colorado State. It’s been a 2-2 run from there with wins over UTSA and Portland State ahead of losses to Stanford and Northern Colorado. That gives the Buffaloes a 10-3 record through 13 games this year.

In the Northern Colorado game on Sunday, the Buffaloes trailed by two points going into the second half. Colorado was outscored 49-46 the rest of the way as the team ended up losing 86-81 in the end. Isaiah Johnson was tops on 25 points with eight rebounds while Barrington Hargress had 18 points with five assists. Bangot Dak added 16 points with six boards as well.

Arizona State Sun Devils Betting Preview

Over on the Arizona State side, they won nine of their first 11 games this year. The wins in that time came versus Southern Utah, Utah Tech, Georgia State, Hawaii, Texas, Washington State, Oklahoma, Northern Arizona and Santa Clara. Since then it’s been losses to UCLA and Oregon State however, knocking the Sun Devils down to a 9-4 run across their first 13 outings.

Matched up against Oregon State on December 21, the Sun Devils were up by two at the break. Arizona State was outscored 40-35 in the second half though, and lost the game 78-75. Moe Odum was tops on 17 points with seven rebounds and six assists. Massamba Diop added 16 points with three rebounds and Santiago Trouet had 13 points with three boards.

Colorado Buffaloes @ Arizona State Sun Devils Betting Trends: January 3, 2026

Why the Arizona State Sun Devils will win

• Colorado has lost each of its last four day games at Desert Financial Arena.
• Arizona State has won 22 of its last 27 day games at Desert Financial Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Arizona State has won the first half in four of its last five games at Desert Financial Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Colorado Buffaloes will win

• Arizona State has lost each of its last nine home games against the Big 12 Conference.
• Colorado has won 10 of its last 13 games.
• Colorado has won the first half in three of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Colorado vs Arizona State Prediction

I’ll lean toward Arizona State. With both teams coming off consecutive losses it takes a bit of the luster off this one, but it should still be a good matchup. The Sun Devils lost at home to a middling Oregon State team in their last outing, shooting just 21.1 percent from the field (4-of-19) with a 31-26 rebounding deficit. Arizona State didn’t play too badly outside of that, however the Beavers iced the game with a nice performance at the line (18-of-21 for 85.7 percent). The Sun Devils are still scoring well with 73 or more points in each of the last 10 games. They’ve been off the court for a while, though.

As for Colorado, they lost to a pretty good Northern Colorado team in their last outing while shooting just 39.5 percent from the field. The Buffaloes are scoring quite well themselves this year so we should have a high total if both teams are on point. It’ll be a fun game.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Arizona State Sun Devils -3