Colorado (6-4) Takes On Texas Southern (1-8)

It could be a good day for Buffaloes basketball at Coors Events Center on Thursday as Colorado welcomes Texas Southern. It gets started at 9:00 EST. The Buffaloes come in at 6-4 overall. The Tigers have a record of 1-8. Colorado is 4-1 at home while Texas Southern has a record of 0-8 on the road. The Buffaloes and Tigers are ranked in the RPI at #84 and #163 respectively. Texas Southern will be looking to reverse its seven game losing streak.
Colorado has an edge over Texas Southern in two stats. The Buffaloes lead the Tigers in scoring, 70 pts/game to 52 pts/game. Colorado is also better at rebounding, 36 per game to 27 per game. Last season, the Buffaloes beat the Tigers 88-74. Over the last four seasons, Colorado is 2-0 against Texas Southern,StatSmack! Colorado is better than Texas Southern

• Colorado players are more experienced than Texas Southern players (12,580 minutes played vs 6,049 minutes played).
• Colorado scores more (on and off the court) (70.0 per game vs 52.0 per game) than Texas Southern this season.
• Kids want to come here. Since 1998 Colorado has recruited more Top 50 high school players than Texas Southern (2 vs 0).
• You get an A for effort, but Colorado has punished Texas Southern the last 2 times they've played.

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