Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Utah Utes
78 – 92
FINAL Conference
Colorado Buffaloes
Big 12 Conference · Jon M. Huntsman Center · March 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread COLO -1.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UTAH -108 / COLO -112
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual COLO +14 170 Lost
Massey COLO -0.5 (-13.5) — —
Massey Totals — 158.3 (+11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 28% ✓
Baseline Plus ML COLO -0.5 (-13.5) 150.1 (+19.9) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -0.3 (-14.3) 148.3 (+21.7) 51% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -0.4 (-14.4) 146.4 (+23.6) 54% ✗
Baseline ML UTAH -0.6 (-14.6) 146.9 (+23.1) 56% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 8, 2026 COLO 85 – 73 UTAH
Feb 6, 2025 UTAH 72 – 59 COLO
Mar 15, 2024 COLO 72 – 58 UTAH
Feb 25, 2024 COLO 89 – 65 UTAH
Feb 3, 2024 UTAH 73 – 68 COLO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH COLO
Overall 10-22 17-16
Conference 2-16 7-11
Home 8-9 13-5
Away 1-10 2-8
Neutral 1-3 2-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L6 L3
Avg Pts For 74.3 80.2
Avg Pts Against 79.1 79.8
Massey 4.3 (#108) 7.8 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#115) 1.60 (#64)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.66 (#117) 2.20 (#59)
RPI 0.493 (#202) 0.543 (#86)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH COLO
FG% 45.1% 46.8%
3PT% 35.1% 35.0%
REB / G 34.3 34.6
OREB / G 10.2 10.1
AST / TO 1.20 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 52.9%
TOV% 16.6% 14.8%
ORB% 29.5% 29.3%
FT Rate 23.0% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 15.7%
DRB% 68.7% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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