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Colorado Basketball: Previewing, predicting Buffs next five 5 games

By Travis Wakeman

Mar 17, 2016; Des Moines, IA, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Tad Boyle calls out against the Connecticut Huskies in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 17, 2016; Des Moines, IA, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Tad Boyle calls out against the Connecticut Huskies in the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 30, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Brigham Young Cougars forward Eric Mika (12) and guard L.J. Rose (5) celebrate their 77-63 win over Utah State Aggies at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Brigham Young Cougars forward Eric Mika (12) and guard L.J. Rose (5) celebrate their 77-63 win over Utah State Aggies at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports /

When: Saturday, December 10

Where: Marriott Center, Provo, Utah

BYU has gotten off to a 5-3 start to the season, but that’s still good for first place in the West Coast Conference.

Boyle will have his hands full trying to match up with the 6’10” Eric Mika, a player averaging 21 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for the Cougars. It will be interesting to see how Boyle tries to slow him down, but he’s sure to make an impact on the game.

Perhaps the strategy will be to take away everybody but Mika. Still, BYU has three other players who are averaging double figures on the year. Colorado will need to win a high-scoring affair if they are going to get a road win here, which means Xavier Johnson, Josh Fortune and Derrick White will all need to put forth big games.

BYU looks like a decent team, but they have losses to Valparaiso and Utah Valley on their schedule, making it hard to assess them. In the end, I see BYU edging out the Buffs at home.

Prediction: BYU 91, Colorado 87

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