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The Colorado Buffaloes and the California Golden Bears are set to square off in a Pac-12 matchup at 9:30 p.m. ET Thursday at Haas Pavilion. California is 11-15 overall and 9-6 at home, while the Buffaloes are 16-9 overall and 3-4 on the road. The home team has won the last five head-to-head meetings and won 10 out of the last 11 matchups between these teams.

The Buffaloes are favored by two points in the latest California vs. Colorado odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 129.5. Before entering any Colorado vs. California picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

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

  • California vs. Colorado spread: California +2
  • California vs. Colorado over-under: 129.5 points

What you need to know about California

The Golden Bears had enough points to win and then some against the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, taking their game 78-64. It was the second straight win for the Golden Bears which followed a 10 game losing streak. Guard Jordan Shepherd took over for California, finishing with 33 points (a whopping 42 percent of its total) along with seven rebounds.

Shepherd is one of three California players averaging in double-figures as he leads the team with 14.6 PPG. The graduate transfer began his career at Oklahoma, playing there two years, and then spent three years at Charlotte before joining Cal this season. His 33 points versus Oregon was a career high and more than he scored in his three previous games combined.

What you need to know about Colorado

Meanwhile, Colorado took its contest against the Oregon State Beavers on Tuesday by a conclusive 90-64 score. Colorado can attribute much of its success to forward Jabari Walker, who posted a double-double on 24 points and 15 boards.

The 90 points scored by Colorado was its second-most this season but just reaching 66 points on the scoreboard seems to be the barometer for success for the Buffaloes. They sport a perfect 12-0 record when scoring at least 66 points but are just 4-9 when they score under 66. Walker leads the Buffs with 14.5 PPG, which ranks eighth in the Pac-12, and with 9.2 rebounds per game which leads the conference.

How to make California vs. Colorado picks

The model has simulated California vs. Colorado 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 almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Colorado vs. California? And which side of the spread hits almost 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up almost $2,000 on its college basketball picks the last five-plus years, and find out.