Colorado vs. Bellarmine betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Colorado Buffaloes (8-2) are heavy, 24.5-point favorites as they look to continue a three-game winning streak when they host the Bellarmine Knights (3-9) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at CU Events Center. The matchup airs at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s over/under is set at 145.5.

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Colorado Cover -24.5 vs Bellarmine -110

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Colorado vs. Bellarmine betting lines

  • Colorado moneyline odds to win: -10000
  • Bellarmine moneyline odds to win: +2750
  • Spread: Colorado (-24.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Colorado statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Colorado did a better job covering the spread at home (9-7-1) last season than it did in road tilts (4-7-0).
  • The Buffaloes eclipsed the total in 12 of 17 home games (70.6%) last season, compared to seven of 11 road games (63.6%).
  • Colorado won a higher percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 16-1 (.941). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 3-3 (.500).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Buffaloes were 47th in the country offensively (79.3 points scored per game) and 167th defensively (71.7 points allowed).
  • Last season, Colorado was 101st in the nation in rebounds (33.5 per game) and 10th-best in rebounds allowed (27.3).
  • The Buffaloes were 26th in the country in assists (16.2 per game) last season.

Colorado betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-0 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (88th in nation) 41.5 (103rd) 35 (88th) 28.8 (70th) 16.2 (64th) 14.3 (338th)

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Bellarmine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Bellarmine has performed better at home (1-4-0) than away (1-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Knights games have finished over four of five times at home (80%), and five of six on the road (83.3%).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Knights have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1 record) than away (.000, 0-6).

Last season stats

  • With 69.5 points per game on offense, the Knights were 289th in college basketball last year. At the other end of the court, they surrendered 74.8 points per contest, which ranked 269th in college basketball.
  • Bellarmine found it difficult to rack up rebounds last season, ranking 19th-worst in college basketball with 28.6 boards per game. It ranked 313th by allowing 34.2 boards per contest.
  • The Knights ranked 142nd in the country with 13.5 assists per contest.

Bellarmine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-9-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 24.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-3-0; As Underdog: 2-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-2-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-2 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (88th in nation) 48.4 (351st) 27.7 (349th) 29.9 (116th) 15.9 (74th) 12.5 (260th)
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