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Arizona State looks to get back into the win column with a late-season upset of Colorado on the road Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET. After consecutive 20-plus point wins against Oregon and Oregon State, the Sun Devils lost to UCLA on Monday, but Colorado hasn't lost a game since February 3. The Buffaloes have won the last five matchups between the two programs, and are just a half-game behind the Ducks for fourth in the Pac-12 standings this season. 

The Buffaloes are favored by six points in the latest Colorado vs. Arizona State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 133.5. Before entering any Arizona State vs. Colorado picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Colorado vs. Arizona State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Arizona State vs. Colorado:

  • Colorado vs. Arizona State spread: Colorado -6
  • Colorado vs. Arizona State over-under: 133.5 points

What you need to know about Colorado

The Buffaloes won comfortably against Stanford on Saturday, 70-53. Colorado got double-digit scores from five players: Forwards Evan Battey (15) and Jabari Walker (10), as well as guards Nique Clifford (14), Keeshawn Barthelemy (10), and KJ Simpson (10). As a team, Colorado shot 52 percent from the field and hit 46.2 percent of its three-pointers.

Colorado has been the top three-point shooting side in the Pac-12 this season and has hit 39 percent of its attempts as a team during conference play. Battey has hit 27 of the 53 shots he's taken from downtown this season to lead the team, but Tristan Da Silva has also been a strong shooter from distance and is 23-of-60 from beyond the arc. Both players will need to be at the top of their games on Thursday, as Sun Devils opponents have collectively shot just 31.8 percent from three this year.

What you need to know about Arizona State

Arizona State's three-game win streak came to an end earlier this week against the Bruins in a decisive 66-52 loss. Guard DJ Horne has been the team's leading scorer this season but he was off his game on Monday, with a 3-for-12 shooting night in his 33 minutes on the court. No Sun Devils player reached double-figures on the box score, and starting forward Alonzo Gaffney failed to even get a shot off in the loss.

Something that has hindered Arizona State throughout conference play has been its discipline. The Sun Devils average the most personal fouls per game, with 19.8 as well as 12.3 turnovers per game. That could cause problems against the Buffaloes, who have the second-highest free-throw percentage in Pac-12 play at 76.5 percent

How to make Arizona State vs. Colorado picks

The model has simulated Colorado vs. Arizona State 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

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