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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML COLO -0.5 (-13.5) 150.1 (+19.9) 52%

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 8573 UTAH
Feb 6, 2025 UTAH 7259 COLO
Mar 15, 2024 COLO 7258 UTAH
Feb 25, 2024 COLO 8965 UTAH
Feb 3, 2024 UTAH 7368 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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