Colorado vs. West Virginia Predictions - January 12

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The Colorado Buffaloes (9-5, 0-3 Big 12) will attempt to break a three-game losing streak when they host the West Virginia Mountaineers (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) on January 12, 2025 at CU Events Center.

The Buffaloes match up with the Mountaineers in a game that Colorado is currently a slim favorite by 1.5 points. A 134.5-point over/under has been set for the game.

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Colorado vs. West Virginia Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Sunday, January 12, 2025
  • Game time: 3:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: ESPN+
  • Location: Boulder, Colorado
  • Arena: CU Events Center
  • Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Colorado vs. West Virginia Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Colorado (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: Colorado (-137), West Virginia (+114)
  • Total: 134.5 points

Pick ATS:West Virginia (+1.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (134.5)
  • Prediction: West Virginia 72, Colorado 69

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Colorado vs. West Virginia Comparison

Colorado Rank Colorado Stat West Virginia Stat West Virginia Rank
192nd 74.9 Points Scored 74.2 208th
149th 70.5 Points Allowed 63.4 21st
44th 16.7 Assists 14.6 126th
352nd 14.8 Turnovers 10.6 89th
107th 46.5% Field Goal % 43.5% 257th
111th 42.0% Field Goal % Allowed 38.2% 12th

Colorado Key Players

  • The Buffaloes leader in points and assists is Julian Hammond III, who puts up 13.6 points per game to go with 3.6 assists.
  • Colorado's best rebounder is Trevor Baskin, who averages 6.2 boards per game in addition to a PPG average of 9.2.
  • Hammond makes more threes per game than any other member of the Buffaloes, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.9 per contest.
  • Andrej Jakimovski and Baskin lead Colorado on the defensive end, with Jakimovski leading the team in steals averaging 1.2 per game and Baskin in blocks averaging 0.9 per contest.

West Virginia Key Players

  • Javon Small averages 19.4 points and adds 4.9 assists per game, and is at the top of the Mountaineers' leaderboards in those statistics.
  • Amani Hansberry's stat line of 6.1 rebounds, 10.1 points and 1.3 assists per game secures the top spot on the West Virginia rebounding leaderboard.
  • Small is dependable from deep and leads the Mountaineers with 2.4 made threes per game.
  • West Virginia's leader in steals is Small with 1.9 per game, and its leader in blocks is Eduardo Andre with 2.2 per game.

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