People are going to like Arizona State here just based on them upsetting Washington the other night, all te while forgetting that they got waxed by Washington State (who sucks) the game prior. The fact is they have two conference road wins, one of which was against Cal which almost doesn't count. It's the same every year for this team - they start well and end poorly, perhaps because they play fast and have a shorter bench. Last year they were 12-0 entering P12 play and went 8-10 in the Conference. On the other side we've got a Colorado team that's always worth a look at home in the altitude, and they've just won to road games and hammered Oregon here at home before that. ASU turns the ball over more, and there's a significant FT % advantage to the Buffalo's here, which at home generally works out even better, being the beneficiaries of an extra call or three. Colorado has the second best perimeter defense in the P12, and if the games' played fast (it will be) then the advantage goes, especially in the 2H, to Colorado with a deeper bench. So,  I disagree with the initial move to ASU here, and that's all I got.

02/13/2019 5:17 AM