The Colorado Buffaloes take on the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
TCU is favored by 7 points on the spread with a moneyline of -290. The total is set at 138 points.
Here are my Colorado vs. TCU predictions and college basketball picks for February 2, 2025.
Colorado vs TCU Prediction
My Pick: TCU -6.5 or Better
My Colorado vs TCU best bet is on the Horned Frogs spread, with the best odds currently available at FanDuel. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Colorado vs TCU Odds
| Colorado Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+7 -112 | 138 -110 / -110 | +235 |
| TCU Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-7 -108 | 138 -110 / -110 | -290 |
- Colorado vs TCU spread: TCU -7
- Colorado vs TCU over/under: 138 points
- Colorado vs TCU moneyline: TCU -290, Colorado +235
- Colorado vs TCU best bet: TCU -6.5 or Better
Spread
I'm backing the Frogs to cover at home.
Moneyline
I'm passing on the moneyline.
Over/Under
I'm passing on the total.
My Pick: TCU -6.5 or Better
Colorado vs TCU College Basketball Betting Preview
Will the Buffaloes ever win a conference game? They’re turning the ball over at an obscene rate (23%, per KenPom), fouling everyone (42% free-throw rate allowed, per KenPom) and doing a poor job cleaning the glass, resulting in a nearly impossible shot-volume disadvantage.
They've been a tad unlucky, with conference opponents hitting a whopping 36% of their 3s.
TCU has been an up-and-down team all year, recording wins over Xavier, BYU and Baylor en route to 10 wins and 10 losses. The Frogs are trending down at the moment, as losers of three straight.
They’ve been similarly unlucky in conference play, hitting only 29% of their 3s.
However, it's tough to win games when you rank among the bottom three in the Big 12 in 2-point shooting (47%) and 2-point shooting allowed (57%).
All that said, the Frogs should be able to score here. They run an up-tempo secondary-motion offense, and the Buffaloes don’t defend well in transition or against handoff and off-ball screen actions.
Meanwhile, Colorado plays almost exclusively through the post, which’ll be tough against TCU’s compact post-denial defense.
The Buffs will win a game eventually, but I’m not betting on that happening here.
