In Dayton Ohio on Wednesday, the final game of the first four in the NCAA Tournament will feature the Buffaloes of Colorado against the Boise State Broncos. The winner of this game will take on the Florida Gators in the opening round of the tournament on Friday.
The Colorado Buffaloes are 24-10, and after finishing third in the Pac-12 regular season, they went to the Pac-12 title game, and lost to Oregon. The Buffalo are 8-2 in their last 10 games overall.
For the Boise State Broncos, they also finished third in the regular season portion of conference play. The Broncos fell early in the Mountain West Conference Tournament to the eventual champion New Mexico Lobos. The Broncos are 22-10 overall.
The Colorado Buffaloes are -2.5 in this game. The total is listed at 138.5.
Boise State Broncos
The Boise State Broncos are a fun team to follow, but their struggles down the stretch dropped them to the play-in game. Boise State is just 2-2 in the month of March. In their two losses, they scored just 66 points in each game. The magic number for the Broncos appears to be right around 76 points.
The top scorer for the Broncos this season has been Tyson Degenhart. He is one of four Boise State players scoring double digits per game. He is scoring 17 points per game, with Chibuzo Agbo adding 13.6 per game.
The Broncos reached the NCAA Tournament in each of the previous two seasons. Last season, they fell to Northwestern as a 10 seed. The previous season, they were an 8 seed, and lost to Memphis. Leon Rice has yet to win a NCAA Tournament as the head coach of the Broncos.
Colorado Buffaloes
The Colorado Buffaloes have won 8 out of their last 10 games. The Buffaloes lost by 7 to Oregon, which snapped an 8 game winning streak. The most recent loss was over a month ago, as they fell at UCLA. That was their second straight loss, as they got blown out at home by Arizona by 20.
The Buffaloes are scoring 79.3 points per game. That ranks 51st in all of College Basketball. Colorado is one of the top shooting teams in the country, making 49.3% from the field. The Buffaloes are also shooting the three point shot well, with 39.4%. The top scorer for Colorado has been KJ Simposn. He is one of five guys scoring double digits per game, at 19.6 per game.
The Buffaloes are back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021. That season, they were a 5 seed and beat Georgetown, before losing to Florida State. The Buffaloes have not been out of the first weekend since 1955. Last season, Colorado fell in the second round of the NIT.
Too Much Simpson
We like this matchup a lot. We like the battle between Degenhart and Simpson in this game. But, Simpson is one of the elite scorers in the country. When push comes to shove, we are going to take the Buffaloes because of him. Pac-12 beats Mountain West. Take Colorado -2.5 over Boise State on Wednesday!
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