I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Colorado Buffaloes
89 – 65
FINAL Conference
Utah Utes
Pac-12 Conference · CU Events Center · February 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread COLO -6.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money COLO -300 / UTAH +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total COLO win
Actual COLO +24 154 Won
Massey COLO -3.5 (+20.5) — —
Massey Totals — 157.1 (-3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML COLO -3.6 (+20.4) 156.0 (-2.0) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ COLO -4.9 (+19.1) 152.3 (+1.7) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML COLO -4.1 (+19.9) 153.2 (+0.8) 68% ✓
Baseline ML COLO -4.0 (+20.0) 155.9 (-1.9) 72% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 COLO 92 – 78 UTAH
Jan 8, 2026 COLO 85 – 73 UTAH
Feb 6, 2025 UTAH 72 – 59 COLO
Mar 15, 2024 COLO 72 – 58 UTAH
Feb 3, 2024 UTAH 73 – 68 COLO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings COLO UTAH
Overall 26-11 22-15
Conference 13-7 9-11
Home 16-1 17-2
Away 4-7 2-9
Neutral 6-3 3-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 78.8
Avg Pts Against 71.7 73.2
Massey 12.3 (#36) 12.1 (#37)
Bradley-Terry 1.60 (#59) 1.55 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#52) 1.82 (#65)
RPI 0.577 (#53) 0.565 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors COLO UTAH
FG% 49.4% 46.5%
3PT% 39.0% 35.7%
REB / G 37.6 39.5
OREB / G 10.3 10.5
AST / TO 1.18 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 53.4%
TOV% 19.1% 16.3%
ORB% 32.6% 28.6%
FT Rate 29.3% 18.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 14.7%
DRB% 76.1% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 16.8%

Game Analysis

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