Who’s playing
BYU Cougars @ Colorado Buffaloes
Current records: BYU 11-6, Colorado 9-8
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What you need to know
We have another exciting Big 12 game on the schedule as the BYU Cougars and Colorado Buffaloes are scheduled to tip off at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the CU Events Center. The Cougars are no doubt hoping to end a five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
BYU fought the good fight in its overtime game against Utah on Saturday, but ended up with a less than desirable result. They were a bucket away from victory and fell 73-72 to the Utes. The Cougars failed to live up to their potential and fell short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had going into the game.
Despite the loss, BYU had strong performances from Fousseyni Traore, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 16 points plus six rebounds, and Richie Saunders, who posted 16 points plus seven rebounds. Additionally, Saunders also had four assists, his most since November 2023.
Meanwhile, Colorado’s recent rough patch got a little tougher Saturday after its sixth straight loss. They took an 83-73 hit in the loss column against Okla. State.
Colorado’s loss came despite a quality game from Bangot Dak, who went 6 of 8 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds.
Colorado struggled to get the ball on offense and finished the game with just three offensive rebounds. It was the fewest offensive rebounds they had all season.
BYU’s loss dropped its record to 11-6. As for Colorado, its defeat dropped its record to 9-8.
Going forward, BYU is the favorite in this one, as experts expect to see them win by 4.5 points. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly) as the team is sitting on a four-game losing streak when playing on the road.
BYU defeated Colorado 79-71 in the teams’ last game in December 2016. The rematch might be a little tougher for BYU since the team won’t have home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
BYU is a 4.5-point favorite against Colorado, according to the latest college basketball odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Cougars as 3.5-point favorites.
The over/under is 145 points.
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History of the series
Colorado and BYU both have 1 win in their last 2 games.
- December 10, 2016 – BYU 79 vs. Colorado 71
- December 12, 2015 – Colorado 92 vs. BYU 83
