The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Colorado Buffaloes
79 – 89
FINAL Conference
Arizona Wildcats
Big 12 Conference · CU Events Center · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARIZ -13.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money COLO +750 / ARIZ -1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLO win
Actual ARIZ +10 168 Lost
Massey ARIZ -15.3 (+5.3) — —
Massey Totals — 160.7 (+7.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 3% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ARIZ -13.2 (+3.2) 156.0 (+12.0) 12% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARIZ -12.5 (+2.5) 152.7 (+15.3) 14% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARIZ -12.6 (+2.6) 153.4 (+14.6) 16% ✓
Baseline ML ARIZ -10.9 (+0.9) 154.9 (+13.1) 14% ✓

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 25, 2025 ARIZ 78 – 63 COLO
Feb 11, 2024 ARIZ 99 – 79 COLO
Jan 5, 2024 ARIZ 97 – 50 COLO
Feb 19, 2023 ARIZ 78 – 68 COLO
Mar 12, 2022 ARIZ 82 – 72 COLO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLO ARIZ
Overall 17-16 36-3
Conference 7-11 16-2
Home 13-5 16-1
Away 2-8 9-1
Neutral 2-3 11-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 80.2 86.2
Avg Pts Against 79.8 69.4
Massey 8.2 (#75) 26.5 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 1.69 (#62) 5.01 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.30 (#57) 6.27 (#3)
RPI 0.549 (#79) 0.671 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors COLO ARIZ
FG% 47.2% 50.1%
3PT% 35.5% 35.3%
REB / G 34.4 43.2
OREB / G 10.0 13.1
AST / TO 1.52 1.56
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 54.8%
TOV% 14.7% 15.4%
ORB% 29.3% 38.7%
FT Rate 27.4% 31.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 44.6%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 16.9%
DRB% 70.5% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 20.2%

Game Analysis

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