Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington State Cougars: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/27/2021

The Washington State Cougars (9-6) are expected to extend a five-game losing streak when they visit the Colorado Buffaloes (12-4) as 14.5-point underdogs at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at CU Events Center. The game airs on ESPNU. The matchup's over/under is set at 136.

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ATS Records for Colorado and Washington State

Colorado Leaders

• The Buffaloes points and assists leader is McKinley Wright IV. He scores 14.8 points per game and contributes 5.8 assists.
• Evan Battey paces Colorado with 5.6 rebounds per game.
• Maddox Daniels is the top three-point shooter for the Buffaloes, connecting on 1.6 per game.
• Eli Parquet leads Colorado in both blocks and steals, averaging 1.1 blocks and 0.9 steals per game.

Washington State Leaders

• Isaac Bonton has the top spot on the Cougars scoring and assist lists, putting up 18.0 points and 3.8 assists per game.
• When it comes to rebounds, Efe Abogidi is the Washington State leader with 7.9 rebounds per game.
• The Cougars are led by Bonton from beyond the arc -- he makes 1.9 shots from downtown per game.
• Bonton leads the Buffaloes with 0.9 steals per game and Abogidi is their top shot blocker with 1.7 blocks per game.

Colorado vs Washington State: Last 5 Meetings

Colorado has won three of its last five games with Washington State. The Buffaloes have beat the spread more often than not against the Cougars, holding a 2-1 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The Buffaloes record 9.2 more points per game (75.8) than the Cougars give up (66.6).
• When Colorado scores more than 66.6 points, it is 11-2 overall and 10-0 against the spread.
• Washington State has put together a 1-2 record against the spread and a 0-3 record overall in games when it allows more than 75.8 points.
• The Cougars average only 4.3 more points per game (67.7) than the Buffaloes allow (63.4).
• Washington State has put together a 5-0 ATS record and a 5-2 overall record in games it scores more than 63.4 points.
• Colorado's record is 2-2 against the spread and 2-2 overall when it allows more than 67.7 points.
• The Buffaloes have scored a total of 199 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 12.4 per game), and the Cougars have out-scored opponents by just 17 points on the season (1.1 more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Buffaloes and the Cougars are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 34.6 and 37.1 rebounds per game, respectively.
• When Washington State earns the rebounding advantage they are 3-4 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Colorado is 2-2.
• The Buffaloes and the Cougars grab offensive rebounds at about the same rate (9.3 and 9.7 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Cougars are 3-5 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Buffaloes are 3-1 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Both teams tend to win the rebounding battle. Colorado records an average rebounding margin of +five rebounds per game. Washington State averages a margin of +1.8 rebounds.