Denver Pioneers

The Pioneers made 18.95 units as moneyline underdogs in 2025-26, a return only four programs beat. A 15-17 team returned 14.25 units over the season.

The underdog

Denver was the underdog in 16 games, won seven and covered 12, 75.0%. One unit on them in the 15 priced underdog games returned 18.95; four programs did better and one matched it. The full-season moneyline, 27 priced games, finished 14.25 units up, and 10 programs beat it.

The prices: 83-81 at Colorado State at +1000 as 18.5-point underdogs on 21 November, 78-71 at North Dakota State at +700 on 5 February, and 86-79 at Northern Colorado at +320.

All of it on the road

All three of those wins came away. The Pioneers were 6-11 in road games, covered 11 of 16, and made 15.93 moneyline units there, a road return nine programs topped. At home they were 9-5, covered 6 of 11 and lost 0.68.

Favorites that lost

Favored 12 times, Denver went 5-7, covered five and lost 4.7 units; 15 programs lost more in that role. Three home losses at short prices: 86-93 to North Dakota at -225, 79-84 to UTSA at -190 and 86-105 to Cal State Fullerton at -185. North Dakota also ended the season, 83-67 in the Summit League quarterfinal with Denver at -162.

Overs

Twenty overs and nine unders, 69.0%; three Division I teams went over more often, one the same. Denver scored 82.81 a game and allowed exactly the same.

Month by month

November: 2-5 and 9.8 units up. January: 2-6 and 5.1 down. February: 5-2 and 9.35 up.

Summit League pairs

Kansas City lost both meetings, both covered; Omaha won both, neither covered.

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