Colorado vs. Arizona State prediction: Why Arizona State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/3/2026]

Arizona State and Colorado will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Desert Financial Arena on Saturday, with tipoff at 5:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Arizona State as the most likely winner of the Colorado vs. Arizona State game.

This article offers further insights into Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Colorado vs. Arizona State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Colorado and Arizona State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Arizona State a 58% chance of defeating Colorado. Our predicted final score has Arizona State winning 79-76.

According to our model, Colorado (+1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 155.5 points has a 54% chance of staying under.

Colorado vs. Arizona State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Colorado vs. Arizona State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Under 155.5 total points.

Colorado vs. Arizona State game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's men's college basketball game between Arizona State and Colorado at Desert Financial Arena is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM ET.

• Who: Colorado vs. Arizona State
• Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026
• Time: 5:00 PM ET/2:00PM PT
• Venue: Desert Financial Arena

Conclusion

We predict Arizona State, with a 58% win probability, will likely beat Colorado on Saturday.

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