11:05 pm
February 18

Colorado @ Oregon

Who will WIN this matchup?

Colorado Buffaloes (16-6)

@ Oregon Ducks (12-4)

 

Current odds:

Colorado Buffaloes: (+140)

Oregon Ducks: (-160)

 

• The spread for the game is Oregon by 3 points.

• Oregon (12-4, 7-3) has won three straight, the last two coming in a sweep of the Arizona schools, and sits third in the Pac-12 despite having played fewer games than every team in the conference. It can improve its NCAA Tournament credentials Thursday night at home against Colorado (16-6, 10-5).

• The Buffaloes won the first meeting, 79-72, in Boulder, Colo., on Jan. 7 when the Ducks were ranked No. 17. Oregon won at Utah two days later but then had its next two games postponed. After a surprising home loss to Oregon State on Jan. 23, the Ducks had three more games postponed and fell to Washington State two weeks ago before going on their current winning streak.

• Colorado is coming off a lackluster effort at Cal on Saturday night — a team it beat by 29 at home last month — in a 71-62 loss. The Buffaloes have struggled against teams with lesser records, a fact that bothers head coach Tad Boyle.

• To avoid a second straight loss, Colorado will need to contain Duarte. He had 27 in the first meeting, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Buffaloes’ balanced scoring.

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