San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 7, 2026

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: records, recent results, team stats and our winner pick.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: quick answers

Question	Answer
Who is the pick?	San Diego State Aztecs to win
Game date	November 7, 2026
Tipoff	Nov 7, 3:30 PM ET / Nov 7, 1:30 PM MT
Venue	Pechanga Arena
Game setting	Neutral court
Type of prediction	Outright winner only
Research checked	November 6, 2026

Our San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction favors San Diego State Aztecs. The main reason is the stronger previous-season scoring balance. This is a season-opening preview, so the distinction between last year’s production and this year’s personnel matters. The 2025–26 results below provide a baseline, while the 2026–27 roster information helps identify the people available to carry the plan into a new season.

The central question in San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction is whether San Diego State Aztecs can create useful possessions without giving Colorado Buffaloes extra chances.

The market format is straightforward: select the team expected to win, with no required winning margin. Our college basketball betting guide explains the basic choices. You can find the matchup at YouWager; this preview does not claim that a specific price is available or attach the selection to an invented line.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: recent head-to-head history

No completed meeting between San Diego State Aztecs and Colorado Buffaloes appears in the checked 2024–25 and 2025–26 national schedules. That means there is no score from that window to use as a direct recent comparison. It does not mean the programs have never met. For this early-season game, the better evidence is the current setting and the verified team information.

Our San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction gives current personnel more weight than a result produced by a different lineup. The familiar categories in basketball still provide the framework—shooting, possession, rebounding and foul management—but the people executing those tasks can change sharply from one November to the next. A historical win is useful context rather than a substitute for that comparison.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: trends to read correctly

Current season results

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: San Diego State Aztecs this season

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Score
Nov 03, 2026	Cal State Fullerton Titans	Home	Win	102–78

For San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, San Diego State Aztecs went 1-0 in the completed games listed here. Read the opponents and venues before treating that small sample as a trend.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: Colorado Buffaloes this season

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Score
Nov 02, 2026	Abilene Christian Wildcats	Home	Win	94–59

For San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, Colorado Buffaloes went 1-0 in the completed games listed here. Read the opponents and venues before treating that small sample as a trend.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: fixed betting odds

Market	Selection	Line	American price
Moneyline	San Diego State Aztecs	—	-148
Moneyline	Colorado Buffaloes	—	+124
Spread	San Diego State Aztecs	-2.5	-108
Spread	Colorado Buffaloes	2.5	-112
Total	Over	155.5	-108
Total	Under	155.5	-112

For San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, the fixed figures are a comparison snapshot, not confirmed YouWager prices. N/A means a price or line wasn’t verified. The winner pick still stands on the matchup evidence below.

For San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for San Diego State Aztecs show 22-11 overall in 33 recorded games, 14-2 in the listed home games and 5-5 in the listed away games. There were 9 games decided by five points or fewer, with 5 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

For San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Colorado Buffaloes show 17-16 overall in 33 recorded games, 13-5 in the listed home games and 2-8 in the listed away games. There were 6 games decided by five points or fewer, with 1 win in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

Those trends need context because a short sequence is sensitive to the opponents and venues in it. The statistical idea of sample variability is useful here. A hot shooting night against one opponent should not automatically become an expectation against another. Our handicapping guide provides a broader way to organize the evidence without confusing a descriptive trend with a guarantee.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: the statistical baseline

Previous-season measure	San Diego State Aztecs	Colorado Buffaloes
Checked 2025–26 games	33	33
Record in those games	22-11	17-16
Points per game in those results	78.2	80.2
Points allowed per game in those results	71.0	79.8
Regular-season stat-feed games	33.0	32.0
Field-goal percentage	47.4	47.0
Three-point percentage	34.7	35.3
Free-throw percentage	73.1	75.7
Rebounds per game	35.5	34.3
Offensive rebounds per game	10.1	10.0
Assists per game	15.0	15.7
Turnovers per game	12.1	10.2
Steals per game	7.6	6.3
Blocks per game	4.6	3.4

The table supports San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction by keeping the results record separate from the statistical feed. The results can include postseason games; the shooting and possession figures are from the 2025–26 regular-season feed. Where the national feed contains only a small subset for a smaller program, it is not presented as a complete season split. None of these numbers is described as a new-season average. The current game listing can be checked through the matchup schedule.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: San Diego State Aztecs last 10 games

Date	Site	Opponent	W/L	Team score–opponent score	Season
Nov 03, 2026	Home	Cal State Fullerton Titans	W	102-78	2026–27
Mar 14, 2026	Neutral	Utah State Aggies	L	62-73	2025–26
Mar 13, 2026	Neutral	New Mexico Lobos	W	64-62	2025–26
Mar 12, 2026	Neutral	Colorado State Rams	W	71-62	2025–26
Mar 06, 2026	Home	UNLV Rebels	W	89-86	2025–26
Mar 03, 2026	Away	Boise State Broncos	L	77-86	2025–26
Feb 28, 2026	Away	New Mexico Lobos	L	76-81	2025–26
Feb 25, 2026	Home	Utah State Aggies	W	89-72	2025–26
Feb 21, 2026	Away	Colorado State Rams	L	74-83	2025–26
Feb 17, 2026	Home	Grand Canyon Lopes	L	63-73	2025–26

The results window for San Diego State Aztecs contains 10 verified games, with a 5-5 record, 76.7 points scored and 75.6 allowed per game. For San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a win against Cal State Fullerton Titans on Nov 03, 2026: 102-78 from the perspective of San Diego State Aztecs. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 4-1, with scoring averages of 77.6 for and 72.2 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 102-78 against Cal State Fullerton Titans; the toughest was 62-73 against Utah State Aggies.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: Colorado Buffaloes last 10 games

Date	Site	Opponent	W/L	Team score–opponent score	Season
Nov 02, 2026	Home	Abilene Christian Wildcats	W	94-59	2026–27
Apr 01, 2026	Neutral	Oklahoma Sooners	L	86-90	2025–26
Mar 10, 2026	Neutral	Oklahoma State Cowboys	L	83-92	2025–26
Mar 07, 2026	Home	Arizona Wildcats	L	79-89	2025–26
Mar 03, 2026	Away	Utah Utes	W	92-78	2025–26
Feb 28, 2026	Away	Houston Cougars	L	62-102	2025–26
Feb 25, 2026	Home	Kansas State Wildcats	W	79-70	2025–26
Feb 21, 2026	Home	Oklahoma State Cowboys	W	83-69	2025–26
Feb 14, 2026	Away	BYU Cougars	L	86-90	2025–26
Feb 11, 2026	Away	Texas Tech Red Raiders	L	44-78	2025–26

The results window for Colorado Buffaloes contains 10 verified games, with a 4-6 record, 78.8 points scored and 81.7 allowed per game. For San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a win against Abilene Christian Wildcats on Nov 02, 2026: 94-59 from the perspective of Colorado Buffaloes. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 2-3, with scoring averages of 86.8 for and 81.6 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 94-59 against Abilene Christian Wildcats; the toughest was 62-102 against Houston Cougars.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: offense, defense and possessions

The first matchup question in San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction is how San Diego State Aztecs and Colorado Buffaloes handle the ball before the defense is set.

The second question in San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction is who finishes possessions on the glass. One defensive stop does not help if the offense immediately gets a second attempt.

The direct shooting comparison puts San Diego State Aztecs at 53.2% effective field-goal shooting and Colorado Buffaloes at 53.2%. The difference is 0.0 percentage points, favoring Colorado Buffaloes. Meanwhile, the previous turnover averages were 12.1 for San Diego State Aztecs and 10.2 for Colorado Buffaloes.

San Diego State Aztecs: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for San Diego State Aztecs cover 33 completed games and a 22-11 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 78.2 points for and 71.0 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this early-season game against Colorado Buffaloes, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for San Diego State Aztecs was 47.4% from the field and 34.7% from three in the 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed. That outside percentage makes shot selection important; volume alone would not establish a reliable scoring plan.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for San Diego State Aztecs is 53.2%, and 33.2% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, San Diego State Aztecs averaged 22.3 attempts per game and converted 73.1%. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. Colorado Buffaloes need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 15.0 assists and 12.1 turnovers per game for San Diego State Aztecs, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.2. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision.

Rebounding gives San Diego State Aztecs another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 35.5 total rebounds per game, including 10.1 on offense and 25.4 on defense. Still, Colorado Buffaloes need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, San Diego State Aztecs recorded 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game.

Colorado Buffaloes: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Colorado Buffaloes cover 33 completed games and a 17-16 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 80.2 points for and 79.8 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this early-season game against San Diego State Aztecs, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Colorado Buffaloes was 47.0% from the field and 35.3% from three in the 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Colorado Buffaloes is 53.2%, and 35.1% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Colorado Buffaloes averaged 21.4 attempts per game and converted 75.7%. Getting to the line can support scoring even when jump shots are uneven, but the route matters. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. San Diego State Aztecs need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 15.7 assists and 10.2 turnovers per game for Colorado Buffaloes, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.5. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision. The answer will help determine whether the offense can keep its spacing and use its preferred actions.

Rebounding gives Colorado Buffaloes another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 34.3 total rebounds per game, including 10.0 on offense and 24.3 on defense. Still, San Diego State Aztecs need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Colorado Buffaloes recorded 6.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per game. These numbers are useful clues about past events rather than a complete rating of the current defense.

2026–27 personnel and roster context

San Diego State Aztecs: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference	Position	Height	Class
Nick Anderson	G	6′ 3″	Senior
Bear Cherry	F	6′ 10″	Senior
Cooper Cornelius	G	6′ 1″	Junior
Latrell Davis	G	6′ 3″	Junior
Chance Gladden	G	6′ 4″	Sophomore
Raymar Gonzales	G	6′ 3″	Sophomore
Elzie Harrington	G	6′ 5″	Sophomore
Thokbor Majak	F	7′ 1″	Sophomore
Jel Malek	G	6′ 5″	Junior
Samson Mashebinu	F	6′ 8″	Freshman
Tae Simmons	F	6′ 6″	Sophomore
Luka Skoric	F	6′ 9″	Freshman
Isaiah Sy	G	6′ 6″	Senior
David Torresani	G	6′ 2″	Freshman
Luca Vincini	F	6′ 10″	Freshman
Zach White	G	6′ 5″	Freshman

The current roster feed lists Brian Dutcher as head coach for San Diego State Aztecs. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

Colorado Buffaloes: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference	Position	Height	Class
Alex Dickeson	G	6′ 4″	Freshman
Noah Feddersen	C	6′ 10″	Senior
David Gomez	F	6′ 9″	Junior
Barrington Hargress	G	6′ 1″	Senior
Chase Hill	F	6′ 7″	Freshman
Jalin Holland	G	6′ 5″	Sophomore
Ian Inman	G	6′ 6″	Sophomore
Eric Jacobsen	C	6′ 11″	Freshman
Amir Jones	G	6′ 3″	Freshman
Goc Malual	F	6′ 8″	Sophomore
Luke Mirhashemi	G	6′ 5″	Freshman
Justin Neely	F	6′ 6″	Senior
Iaroslav Niagu	F	7′ 1″	Senior
Rider Portela	G	6′ 6″	Freshman
Nick Randall	F	6′ 8″	Senior
Josiah Sanders	G	6′ 5″	Sophomore

The current roster feed lists Tad Boyle as head coach for Colorado Buffaloes. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

The roster information gives San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction a necessary new-season check. Experience labels help describe the group, but a senior transfer can still be new to the system.

Game setting and the likely paths to a win

The setting for San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction is Pechanga Arena. This is a neutral-site matchup, so the nominal home label does not create a normal on-campus advantage. The listed tipoff is Nov 7, 3:30 PM ET / Nov 7, 1:30 PM MT.

The preferred script in San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction has San Diego State Aztecs generating repeated useful possessions instead of needing an unusual run of steals or contested three-pointers. A lead would allow that team to keep using its normal offense rather than forcing a response.

The main risk to San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction is that this game reveals a different level of organization from the one suggested by the previous-season baseline.

That is why the winner opinion is kept separate from a specific betting price. Our moneyline betting guide explains the format. At YouWager, the final game status and any confirmed availability changes should be checked before deciding whether to place a wager. Nothing in this preview turns the pick into a guaranteed score or a reason to chase an earlier loss.

Common questions about this matchup

Are these new-season statistics?

No. The historical results and statistical baselines are labeled 2025–26. The roster reference is labeled 2026–27 where that roster is available. Exhibition results are not silently blended into a regular-season record.

Does the pick require a certain winning margin?

No. San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction selects San Diego State Aztecs to win the game outright. It does not require a point-spread cover and does not attach the pick to an unverified total. The betting school guides explain how those markets differ. A team can be the preferred winner while its current price is still a separate decision.

What should be checked again before tipoff?

Confirmed availability changes and the final game listing matter most. A different primary ball handler or an unavailable interior defender could change the matchup more than a small difference in last year’s average. The handicapping guide adds background on evaluating the market, while this preview keeps the focus on the two teams and the winner.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: three things to watch

Start with shot quality in San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction. A few difficult makes can build a lead without proving the offense has found a dependable shot.

Next, count the possessions that end without a shot. In San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, Colorado Buffaloes can narrow the gap if it forces bad passes and turns those mistakes into quick points.

Finally, look at who comes away with the ball after the first miss. For San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, a strong rebounding stretch can keep a team in the game even if it starts cold. Watch whether help defenders get back to their box-outs after a drive.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction: final pick

The selection is San Diego State Aztecs after weighing the available scoring history, the roster context and the setting. The case for Colorado Buffaloes depends on turning enough possessions in its favor to interrupt that route.

The matchup can be followed at YouWager as game day approaches. Research was checked November 6, ahead of the November 7 slate, with earlier-season results clearly identified rather than presented as current form.

Our prediction: San Diego State Aztecs to win.

San Diego State Aztecs vs Colorado Buffaloes Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 7, 2026