Northern Colorado Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northern Colorado Bears vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Northern Colorado Bears (9-3) are traveling to CU Events Center on Sunday where they will take on the Colorado Buffaloes (10-2).

The Northern Colorado Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Denver and went home with a loss by a final score of 86-79 in their last contest. Northern Colorado ended with a 48.6% FG percentage (35 of 72) and converted 5 of their 25 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Bears made 4 of 10 attempts for a rate of 40.0%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 10 assists for this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defending, Northern Colorado allowed the other team to go 52.6% from the field on 30 out of 57 shooting. Denver distributed 9 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Additionally, Denver pulled down 28 rebounds (2 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Denver finished the contest at 90.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 20 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 15 shots from 3-point range. When discussing fouls, the Bears walked away with 14 and Denver finished the game with 10 fouls.

Brock Wisne is someone who was a factor for the contest. He finished 68.4% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He played for 36 mins played and totaled 6 boards. He notched 27 points on 13 of 19 shooting.

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Northern Colorado enters this contest with a mark of 9-3 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.9 fouls every game. As a team, Northern Colorado is pulling down 37.6 boards per game and has accounted for 218 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 57th in the country in terms of passing. The Bears are shooting 37.1% on three-point attempts (128 of 345) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.9 pts per contest (45th in Division 1) while hitting 50.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bears are forcing 10.5 turnovers every game and they draw 15.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 121 surrendered this season. The Bears defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.7% (336 of 736) and they surrender 30.5 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 28.5% on shots from distance and they are 238th in the nation in PPG allowed (75.8).

In their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-68 against Stanford. Regarding team rebounding, Colorado allowed Stanford to snag 32 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 41 from the free throw line (68.3%). The Buffaloes permitted Stanford to bury 21 out of their 52 attempts from the field which had them at 40.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Buffaloes finished 26 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 47.3%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Colorado converted 4 of 17 tries (23.5%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 92.3%. Stanford had 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Buffaloes earned 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the game.

Barrington Hargress pitched in for the Buffaloes for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and earned 1 rebound. He racked up 16 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists for this contest.

Colorado has a mark of 10-2 so far this year. The Buffaloes are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 17.1 times per game (64th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.4 times per game. Colorado has totaled 1,036 points for the season (86.3 per game) and they pull down 36.5 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Buffaloes are connecting on 51.1% from the field, which is 20th in the nation.

The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 261st in the nation in points given up per game with 76.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (259th in college). The Colorado defense allows 37.3% on three-point shots (97 of 260) and opponents are knocking down 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.8 assists and 31.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 69th and 45th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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