Can the Colorado Buffaloes Feast On the Boise St Broncos?
The Boise State vs Colorado Betting Odds Favors the Colorado Buffaloes
Florida Awaits The Winner of Intriguing March Madness Play-In Game
There have been more than a few who suggested that Boise State deserved a better fate than to be a No. 10 seed in the South Region. This is a chance to prove that to be true. The Boise State vs Colorado betting odds have Colorado listed as the slight favorite.
When looking at recent NCAA basketball scores, the Broncos and the Buffaloes met in Conway, South Carolina early last season with Boise State trailing only briefly in a 68-55 victory. Boise State is 0-3 against teams from Power-5 conferences this season.
The college basketball lines list Colorado as a 2.5-point favorite. The Buffaloes are 22-6 as the favorite this season but have covered in just 15 of those games. Boise State is 6-5 both outright and against the spread as the underdog.
The winner of this game will face No. 7 seed Florida in the first round of the March Madness bracket.
Both Boise State and Colorado are priced at +25000 in the odds to win March Madness. Keep that in mind when looking at the scores for today.
Keep on reading for more about the First Four showdown between Boise State and Colorado.
Boise State Broncos vs Colorado Buffaloes 
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Location: UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Streaming: truTV
Broncos Hitting the Mark
Boise State is not only one of five men’s Division I teams shooting at least 40% from 3-point range this season but the Broncos are also in the top 20 nationally in field-goal percentage and in free-throw shooting.
Chibuzo Agbo, who began his career at Texas Tech, not only leads Boise State with 75 3-pointers but he is connecting on a career-high 41.7% of his 3-point attempts. Max Rice has 74 3-pointers as 40% of Boise State’s shots have come from 3-point range. Keep that in mind when looking at the Boise State vs Colorado betting odds.
Boise State topped 80 points in each of the matchups during a five-game winning streak late in the regular season. The Broncos are 1-5 in their last six games when scoring less than 70 points.
Boise State is 6-2 against the spread in its last eight games.
Simpson, Buffaloes Peaking At the Perfect Time
Few NCAAB players out of the Pac-12 Conference are heading into the NCAA tournament on more of a roll than Colorado’s KJ Simpson.
Simpson is averaging 21.8 points over his last nine games with five 20-point games as Colorado won eight of its last nine games to play its way into the March Madness field. He is 30-for-51 from 3-point range during that stretch.
During the Pac-12 tournament, he averaged 19 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists as the Buffaloes upset a ranked Washington State team en route to the Pac-12 title game. Simpson’s red-hot shooting could factor into the Boise State vs Colorado betting odds.
The win against the Cougars was probably the difference between making it into the March Madness bracket or deciding whether to play in the NIT.
Colorado has covered in four of its last five games.
Boise State vs Colorado Betting Preview
Being in the March Madness tournament is plenty of motivation but Boise State has the added boost of having players who believe they are good enough to play in the Pac-12 and now the Broncos get to prove it against a Pac-12 team.
While Colorado got freshman forward Cody Williams back for the Pac-12 tournament, the Buffaloes are still without junior guard Julian Hammond due to a knee injury. It is a much different story for Boise State as the Broncos’ top eight scorers have combined to miss just two games this season.
The Colorado Buffaloes have won eight of its last 10 games against Mountain West teams and five of its last six contests played in March.
The total has gone over in four of Boise State’s last six games with the total set at 138 for this matchup. The total landed under in six of Boise State’s last seven meetings with Pac-12 teams.
The total has gone over in four of Boise State’s last five games played in March.
Colorado is in the top 50 nationally in both offensive and defensive efficiency according to the Pomeroy college basketball ratings. However, Boise State has the better defensive efficiency numbers.
Colorado has won just one of its last six games in the NCAA tournament and covered in just one of those matchups. All of those games came against teams currently in the Power-5 conferences or in the Big East.
Boise State has lost its last five NCAA tournament games and this is the fourth consecutive March Madness game when the Broncos are the underdog.
This is a tough game to predict as Boise State probably would have been favored at the end of the regular season. However, it is hard to overlook what Colorado did in the Pac-12 tournament.
Going with the game to finish over the total is probably the best option for those who bet online. For those who want to pick a winner, go with the underdog Boise State Broncos.
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