The No. 4 seed Oregon Ducks (22-11) will try to steal an NCAA Tournament bid when they face the No. 3 seed Colorado Buffaloes (24-9) in the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament title game on Saturday night. Oregon is on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble in most projections, but it can secure an automatic berth in the field with a Pac-12 Tournament title. The Ducks beat No. 5 seed UCLA in the quarterfinals before taking down No. 1 seed Arizona in the semifinals. Colorado extended its winning streak to eight games with a 58-52 win over No. 2 seed Washington State on Friday night.
Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Buffaloes are favored by 2.5 points in the latest Colorado vs. Oregon odds, while the over/under is 140, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Oregon vs. Colorado picks, you’ll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters 2024 conference championship week on a 145-104 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 28-18 (+820) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Oregon vs. Colorado. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:
- Colorado vs. Oregon spread: Colorado -2.5
- Colorado vs. Oregon over/under: 140 points
- Colorado vs. Oregon money line: Colorado -149, Oregon +127
- Colorado vs. Oregon picks: See picks here
Why Colorado can cover
Colorado enters the title game on an eight-game winning streak, including a road win at Oregon as a 3-point underdog earlier this month. The Buffaloes opened their Pac-12 Tournament run with a 72-58 win over Utah, and they added a 58-52 win over Washington State in the semifinals. They have now covered the spread in five of their last seven games, and they have covered in five straight games against Oregon.
Outside of its win over top-seeded Arizona, Oregon has not been nearly as strong in recent weeks. The Ducks have only covered the spread once in their last seven games, and they are just 2-10 against the spread in their last 12 games against conference opponents. They were swept by Colorado during the regular-season series, so this has proven to be a bad matchup for them.
Why Oregon can cover
While Colorado appears to be safely in the NCAA Tournament field, Oregon is still on the outside looking in according to most projections. The Ducks have given themselves a chance to claim an automatic bid after knocking off No. 1 seed Arizona as 12.5-point underdogs on Friday. Arizona was trying to become the first team to three-peat as Pac-12 Tournament champions since 2002.
Freshman guard Jackson Shelstad had 21 points on 7 of 16 shooting, while senior guard Jermaine Couisnard had 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Senior center N’Faly Dante added a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Oregon knows it needs a win to guarantee a March Madness bid, so it will be fighting until the very end on Saturday night. See which team to pick here.
How to make Colorado vs. Oregon picks
The model has simulated Oregon vs. Colorado 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Colorado vs. Oregon, and which side of the spread hits over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 145-104 roll on its top-ranked college basketball picks, and find out.
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