CBB Thursday trend plays: Oregon in trouble vs. Colorado

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Throughout the college basketball season, we'll highlight some of the top betting trends for the biggest games on the schedule. Here are the best trends and angles for tonight's slate.

No. 16 Colorado at No. 17 Oregon (-4.5, 137.5)

When ranked teams play, fade the home favorite, which is 13-23-1 against the spread in that spot and 0-8-1 ATS in its last nine tries. It doesn't help that Oregon is riding a 2-7 ATS stretch ahead of Thursday's matchup with Colorado.

Trend play: Colorado +4.5

No. 21 Iowa at Indiana (-1.5, 149)

Bettors love to grab points on ranked teams, but the trends warn against it in this spot. When Big Ten teams meet, unranked home teams are 15-8 ATS versus ranked opponents. Iowa is also 1-3-1 ATS as a 'dog this year and has lost six of its last eight ATS against Indiana.

Trend play: Indiana -1.5

Arizona (-10, 132) at California

Arizona has bounced back after a tough stretch in December, but oddsmakers may be giving them too much leash against California. Double-digit road favorites are just 7-15 ATS since Jan. 30, and unranked teams giving 10-plus on the road are 9-16 ATS this year.

Trend play: California +10

Memphis at Cincinnati (-6.5, 139)

Few bets have been better than Cincinnati at home, where the Bearcats are 8-3 ATS this year and 5-1 ATS since Dec. 18. The Tigers have only played in six true road games this year (3-2-1 ATS), though five of them went under.

Trend play: Cincinnati -6.5

C Jackson Cowart is a betting writer for theScore. He's an award-winning journalist with stops at The Charlotte Observer, The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Times Herald-Record, and BetChicago. He's also a proud graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, and his love of sweet tea is rivaled only by that of a juicy prop bet. Find him on Twitter @CJacksonCowart.