Utah vs Colorado Picks and Prediction – 2/25/2024

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The Utah Utes visit CU Events Center in Boulder, Colorado to play the Colorado Buffaloes in a Pac-12 showdown. Utah improved to 16-10 overall and 7-8 in Pac 10 play following its 70-69 victory over the UCLA Bruins on Sunday. Branden Carlson hit a basket at the buzzer to give the Utes the victory. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Utah. Make sure you stay up to date with College Basketball with our College Basketball picks.

Brandon Carlson is the leading scorer and rebounder for Utah with averages of 16.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Gabe Madsen is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 12.8 points and 2.2 assists per game. Utah has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Utes are scoring an average of 78.3 points per game.

The Colorado Buffaloes look for their second consecutive victory when hosting Utah on Saturday. Colorado is 17-9 overall and 8-7 in Pac-12 play following a 92-89 double overtime victory against the USC Trojans last Saturday. KJ Simpson was the leading scorer for Colorado with 30 points. The Buffaloes rallied from a second half deficit of 16 points to send the game to OT.

KJ Simpson is leading Colorado in the scoring and assists with averages of 19.2 points and 4.7 assists per game, while Eddie Lampkin Jr is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.0 per game. Colorado has four players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 80.3 points per game, while shooting 49.4% overall and 39.0% from 3-point territory.