Colorado hosts Colorado State following Cartier's 23-point game
Colorado State Rams (6-3) at Colorado Buffaloes (4-5, 0-2 Pac-12)
Boulder, Colorado; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colorado -5.5; over/under is 143
BOTTOM LINE: Colorado State visits the Colorado Buffaloes after Patrick Cartier scored 23 points in Colorado State's 88-83 loss to the Northern Colorado Bears.
The Buffaloes are 2-1 on their home court. Colorado ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in rebounding averaging 34.1 rebounds. J'Vonne Hadley paces the Buffaloes with 7.3 boards.
The Rams play their first true road game after going 6-3 with a 1-2 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. Colorado State ranks third in the MWC scoring 35.1 points per game in the paint led by Cartier averaging 8.0.
TOP PERFORMERS: KJ Simpson is scoring 16.2 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for the Buffaloes. Ethan Wright is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers for Colorado.
Isaiah Stevens is scoring 16.5 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Rams. John Tonje is averaging 15.0 points for Colorado State.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.