The Colorado Buffaloes (24-10) and Boise State Broncos (22-10) play for the 10th seed in the South Region when they meet in an NCAA Tournament First Four matchup Wednesday. Tip-off from UD Arena in Dayton is scheduled for 9:10 p.m. ET (truTV).' Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Colorado vs. Boise State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Buffaloes reeled off 8 straight victories before falling to Oregon 75-68 in the Pac-12 Tournament final Saturday. G KJ Simpson finished the season tied for 2nd in points per game (19.6), 2nd in free-throw percentage (87.1%) and 3rd in assists per game (4.9) in the Pac-12.
Boise State won 5 straight from Feb. 17-March 2 before dropping 2 of 3, losing 76-66 to New Mexico in the Mountain West quarterfinals Thursday. F Tyson Degenhart was the MWC’s 4th-leading scorer (17 ppg), and G Chibuzo Agbo has hit an impressive 20 of 45 (44.4%) from 3-point range over his last 8 games played.
These schools met Nov. 20, 2022, and it was the Broncos cashing outright as 2.5-point home underdogs with a 68-55 victory. Simpson committed a game-high 4 turnovers in the loss for Colorado.