Portland State Vikings vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/17/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland State Vikings vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Portland State Vikings (6-3) are headed to CU Events Center on Wednesday where they will compete against the Colorado Buffaloes (9-1).

The Portland State Vikings faced off with George Fox and notched a win by a score of 94-50 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Vikings ended up with 22 and George Fox finished the game with 15 fouls. They also buried 6 of their 26 attempts from 3-point range. George Fox finished the game at 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 18 shots. Furthermore, George Fox pulled down 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. George Fox doled out 5 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Portland State allowed the other team to shoot 30.8% from the field on 16 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 29 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Vikings converted 9 of 15 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Portland State finished with a 52.8% field goal percentage (38 of 72) and buried 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Terri Miller Jr. is someone who was important in this matchup. He shot 70.0% from the field and earned 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He recorded 31 points on 14 of 20 shooting.

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Portland State enters this contest with a record of 6-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 83.1 pts per contest (86th in the nation) while going 48.7% from the floor. The Vikings are shooting 34.0% on 3-pointers (71 of 209) and 67.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland State is pulling in 40.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 164 assists so far this season, which is 140th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 21.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Vikings are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 107th in the country in points per game allowed (69.8). The Vikings are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.6% (206 of 507) and they surrender 32.4 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 37th in college in allowing assists with 109 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Colorado Buffaloes got the victory with a final of 88-64 against UTSA. When it comes to rebounding, Colorado allowed UTSA to get 27 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 18 and ended up going 8 of 16 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Buffaloes permitted UTSA to make 25 of their 64 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 39.1% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Buffaloes went 34 for 69 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.3%. With regard to three-point attempts, Colorado made 9 of their 23 attempts (39.1%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. UTSA was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which got the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Buffaloes earned 27 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this game.

Barrington Hargress ended up being a major contributor for the Buffaloes for the matchup. He scored 23 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for this game. He made 9 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Colorado has a record of 9-1 this year. The Buffaloes are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.5 times per contest (47th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.5 times per contest. Colorado has totaled 884 pts so far this year (88.4 per contest) and they average 37.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Buffaloes are hitting on 51.8% from the field, which ranks 13th in the nation.

The Buffaloes defensively are ranked 267th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 77.0. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (258th in college). The Colorado defense surrenders 37.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (85 of 224) and their opponents are knocking down 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.2 dimes and 30.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 103rd and 38th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado

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