Colorado vs. West Virginia prediction: Why West Virginia is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

West Virginia will face Colorado in men's college basketball action at Hope Coliseum on Saturday, starting at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts West Virginia as the most likely winner of the Colorado vs. West Virginia game.

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

Colorado vs. West Virginia prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Colorado and West Virginia 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives West Virginia a 68% chance of defeating Colorado. Our predicted final score has West Virginia winning 74-70.

According to our model, Colorado (+5.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 144.5 points has a 51% chance of staying under.

Colorado vs. West Virginia 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. West Virginia picks and best bet

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