Opening night of the college basketball and we will see the Colorado Buffaloes take on the Baylor Bears at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The game has a start time of 10:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on FSN. Vegas odds have Baylor listed as 4 point favorites, while the total sits at 146.

Analysis: Tad Boyle has turned the Buffalo program around as he has now taken then to the postseason in his first three years as coach. The Pac-12 media believes in Colorado as it picked the Buffaloes third in the preseason poll with one first-place vote - their highest projected finish since joining the conference in 2010. The Buffaloes must replace Andre Roberson (10.9 points, 11.2 rebounds), who left early for the NBA, but they still have Spencer Dinwiddie, who led the team in scoring last year with 15.3 ppg. Junior Askia Booker (12.4 points) joins Dinwiddie in the backcourt while 6-10 Josh Scott (10.2 points, 5.7 rebounds) is expected to move forward off his promising freshman season. 

After reaching the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament twice in three seasons, Baylor settled for the NIT in 2013 and crushed Iowa 74-54 to win the tournament title. The Bears must overcome the departure of Pierre Jackson, who led the team in scoring with 19.8 pg, but Kenny Chery - a junior college transfer like Jackson - will step in at the point guard spot. The Bears will be led by Isaiah Austin, who averaged 13 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds last year, along with senior forward Cory Jefferson, who posted 13.3 points and 8 rpg last year. Baylor received a boost when 6-6 guard Royce O'Neale (11 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.5 apg last year) was granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA. 

Pick: I will go with the dog in this one. Baylor will still be a formidable team this year, but the loss of Jackson will really hurt them early in the year. They just won't have the same offensive punch, right out the gate. Colorado lost a star player in Andre Roberson, but they do have better depth also have Spencer Dinwiddie back, who lead the team in scoring last year. Colorado is one of the favorites to win the Pac-12, while Baylor is a middle of the pack team in the Big 12. Look for the Buffaloes to pull out the small upset.  

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