Colorado Buffaloes vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 3/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+2)

The Colorado Buffaloes (24-10) are traveling to UD Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Boise State Broncos (22-10) in the NCAA Tournament. Boise State opens this contest as 2-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 140.5.

The Colorado Buffaloes stepped onto the hardwood against Oregon and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-68 in their last game. Colorado finished with a 41.7% field goal percentage (20 out of 48) and converted 7 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Buffaloes converted 21 of 23 shots for a percentage of 91.3%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With regard to defending, Colorado allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the field on 28 of 61 shooting. Oregon totaled 14 assists and had 9 steals for this game. In addition, Oregon pulled down 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oregon walked away from this one shooting 70.8% from the free throw line by converting 17 of 24 tries. They buried 2 out of their 17 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Buffaloes walked away with 21 and Oregon had 16 personal fouls.

KJ Simpson is one guy who was a factor in the game. He went 50.0% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Colorado comes into this game with a record of 24-10 for the campaign. They are averaging 79.3 pts per game (51st in college hoops) while going 49.3% from the field. The Buffaloes are shooting 39.4% on three-point attempts (234 of 594) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Colorado is pulling down 37.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 540 dimes this season, which has them ranked 21st in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 14.9 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Buffaloes are forcing 10.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 154th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (71.2). The Buffaloes defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.6% (892 of 2,044) and they surrender 30.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 97th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 386 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Boise State Broncos took a defeat with a final score of 76-66 when they played New Mexico. The Broncos recorded 26 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. New Mexico earned 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.2%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Boise State made 10 out of 34 tries (29.4%). Overall, the Broncos ended up going 20 for 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 29.4%. The Broncos allowed New Mexico to knock down 28 out of their 64 attempts from the field which had them at 43.8% for the game. They shot 25.0% from distance by connecting on 5 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 24 from the free throw line (62.5%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Boise State permitted New Mexico to grab 39 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Tyson Degenhart ended up having an impact for the Broncos for this game. He scored 23 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He converted 7 out of 20 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 35.0%, and accumulated 12 rebounds.

Boise State has a mark of 22-10 for the year. The Broncos are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.5 times per contest (237th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.2 times per contest. Boise State has accounted for 2,426 pts on the year (75.8 per contest) and they average 37.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Broncos are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which ranks them 142nd in the country.

The Boise State defense gives up 31.1% on shots from beyond the arc (204 of 656) and their opponents are knocking down 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 11.7 assists and 29.8 rebounds per contest, which is 82nd and 6th in the country. The Broncos are ranked 59th in the country in points allowed per game with 67.5. They are forcing 11.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (189th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+2)

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