The Omaha Mavericks will travel to Coors Events Center to take on the Colorado Buffaloes. Action begins at 2:00 pm ET on Sunday, Nov. 22 and can be seen on PAC.
The Buffaloes dismantled Portland 85-63 on Friday. Josh Fortune played a pivotal role, recording his first double-double this season with 17 points and 14 rebounds. The Mavericks are coming off a 95-89 win against UMKC on Tuesday. Tre’Shawn Thurman had a good game, accumulating 30 points and 11 rebounds to claim his first double-double of the season.
Colorado is a big 16-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 160 points. The Buffaloes come into this game 2-1 Straight Up (SU), but 3-0 Against The Spread (ATS). Opponents have consistently had their shots rejected by the Buffaloes, ranking 39th in the country in blocks per game with 6.0.
On the other side, the Mavericks have yet to cover the spread in any of their matchups, going 0-1 ATS along with their SU record of 2-1. Offensively, they average 86.0 points per game, which is good for 47th in the country. Shifting to the other side of the court, the Mavericks are a terror in the passing lanes, averaging an impressive 10.3 steals per game.
Colorado and Omaha have not played one another in a regular season matchup in recent years.
Predictions: SU Winner – NEOma, ATS Winner – NEOma, O/U – Over
Notes
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Colorado won its last game by a 22-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Omaha is 1-0. Colorado is also 1-0 in blowouts this season.
With 76.0 possessions and 1.044 points per possession, the Colorado Buffaloes perform worse on both metrics than the Omaha Mavericks. Omaha averages 80.3 possessions and 1.071 points per possession.
Colorado has an average effective field goal percentage of 53.4%. Omaha is undefeated (1-0) when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Colorado ranks 39th in blocks per game with 6.0 and Omaha ranks 85th with 4.7 blocks per game.
Colorado ranks 216th in offensive rebounds, while Omaha ranks 53rd in defensive rebounds.
Ranked 17th in the country, Omaha makes 10.3 steals per game. In games where it allows 10 or more steals, Colorado is undefeated at 1-0.
