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The Colorado Buffaloes (11-2, 8-5 ATS, 7-6 O/U) take on the Arizona Wildcats (10-3, 10-3 ATS, 7-6 O/U) in a conference showdown on Thursday evening. The Buffaloes posted a home win against Washington State in their previous clash. The Wildcats were stunned by Stanford on Sunday. Arizona recorded a 78-68 home win against Colorado in the lone meeting last season.
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The Colorado Buffaloes head into one of their most challenging games of the season with confidence. Colorado has recorded six straight wins propelled by the scoring. This includes a 73-69 home win against Washington to begin conference play and were 6.5 point favorites in a 74-67 home win against Washington State on Sunday to improve to 2-0 in Pac-12 play. The Buffaloes have covered in four of their last five games.
KJ Simpson continues to dominate. The junior guard has scored at least 20 points in five straight games including 34 on Sunday and has recorded an average of 21.1 PPG on the season. Tristan Da Silva did not play last month due to injury and is questionable for this one. The senior forward is a key player, averaging 15.7 PPG and 5.4 RPG. J’Vonne Hadley has scored double-digits in five straight games. The senior guard has improved his season average to 10.2 PPG on 54% shooting.
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The Buffaloes are ranked 25th in DI in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and narrowly missed out on a spot in the AP Top 25. They lost their only road game against Colorado State. Colorado has reached 80 points in three of their last five games and is scoring an average of 84.2 points on the year, good for 25th. They are holding opponents to 68.8 points, positioning them 124th.