College Basketball Picks: Kansas at Colorado Odds

Top-ranked Kansas gets the spotlight on ESPN2 Wednesday night at 9:00pm EST as they travel to Colorado. It should just be a showcase game for Kansas since Colorado is one of the worst teams in the Big 12 for college basketball picks. The Jayhawks have won six straight games since losing against Tennessee while Kansas is ranked #1 and are simply not worried about it. "We'd rather be two games up in the Big 12 than be No. 1 right now," senior guard Sherron Collins said.

"No. 1 doesn't mean anything because at the end of the year there's only going to be one No. 1." Kansas is a 14.5-point favorite in college basketball odds at online sportsbooks with a betting total of 151.5. Kansas has been playing very well of late in college basketball picks and one of the reasons why is the increased production of center Cole Aldrich. He is averaging 14.6 points in the last five games. "It was a slow start for him at the beginning of the year. Now he's Cole again," Collins said. "He was just in a slump and he was going through some hard time. I'm glad he came around now and not later in the year." The Jayhawks won on Saturday at Kansas State as Aldrich had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Kansas now leads Texas by two games in the Big 12.

The Jayhawks and Longhorns meet on Monday in the biggest game of the conference season. Kansas will try and avoid looking ahead to that game as they face Colorado on Wednesday. Kansas has won 13 straight over Colorado in the series and six straight in Boulder. The Buffaloes are coming off a 64-63 loss at Iowa State on Saturday as 6.5-point underdogs in college basketball picks. Colorado has not been a good road team but at home they are 10-1 this season including a win over Baylor. The Jayhawks are 18-6-2 in their last 26 Wednesday games. The Jayhawks are 20-7-2 for their last 29 vs. the Big 12. The Jayhawks are 33-16-2 ATS in their last 51 games as a favorite.

The Jayhawks are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 road games. The Jayhawks are 5-1 in their last 6 meetings at Colorado. The Buffaloes are 5-1-1 in college basketball picks for their last 7 games overall. The Buffaloes are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games as a home underdog. The Buffaloes are 34-16-1 ATS in their last 51 vs. the Big 12. The Under is 5-2 in the Buffaloes last 7 home games. The Under is 8-0 in the last 8 meetings between Kansas and Colorado in Colorado. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Kansas Jayhawks -14.5 favorites against the Colorado Buffaloes with a total of 151.5.