NCAA Basketball Odds: Colorado Buffaloes and Arizona Wildcats
Thursday, February 09, 2012
by Mike Stewart
A team winning twice in a row on the road is a rarity in the Pac-12 these days. Arizona Wildcats, though, pulled off a sweep in the Bay Area last week, and has plenty of momentum – and revenge on its mind – with Colorado Buffaloes coming to the desert. The Buffaloes, who defeated the Wildcats 64-63 on Jan. 21 in Boulder, are one game ahead of Arizona in the Pac-12 and one game behind first-place Washington. Points could be hard to come by as these teams lead the Pac-12 in field goal percentage defense and 3-point field goal defense.
- Colorado Buffaloes @ Arizona Wildcats
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 9, 2012
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
TV: ET, ESPN, ESPN3.com
The Wildcats have opened as 7-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NCAA Basketball Odds.
Arizona Wildcats (16-8): Senior guard Kyle Fogg was named Pac-12 Player of the Week after averaging 18.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds in victories over Stanford and California. Senior forward Jesse Perry also had a big trip to the Bay Area, averaging 14.5 points and a team-leading 5.5 rebounds. The Wildcats are 10-3 at home this season, but only 3-2 in Pac-12 games. Junior forward Solomon Hill is third in the Pac-12 at 8.0 rebounds per game.
Colorado Buffaloes (16-7): The Buffaloes are coming off home a sweep of the Oregon schools. While Colorado is 7-0 at home in conference play, the Buffs finish with five of their last seven on the road, where they're 1-3 in their Pac-12 debut season. Sophomore forward Andre Roberson is fifth in the country and leads the Pac-12 in rebounding at 11.2. He has 14 double-doubles this season and had a career-high seven blocks against Oregon on Saturday.
1. Road teams are 20-46 in Pac-12 games.
2. The Pac-12 is ranked 10th in the RPI rankings, with California (48th) the highest-rated team. Arizona is 63rd, Colorado 74th.
3. Arizona senior guard Brendon Lavender (53.4 percent) and Fogg (46.7 percent) are the top 3-point shooters in the Pac-12.
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