Colorado Buffaloes vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 3/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+4)

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Marquette Golden Eagles (26-9) will compete against the Colorado Buffaloes (26-10) on Sunday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Colorado opens this contest as 4-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 147.5.

The Colorado Buffaloes faced Florida and earned the victory with a final of 102-100 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Buffaloes walked away with 19 and Florida accumulated 22 fouls. They also made 11 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Florida finished the contest at 86.4% when shooting free throws by making 19 of 22 shots. Furthermore, Florida grabbed 27 rebounds (10 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida totaled 22 assists and had 8 steals in this game. With respect to defending, Colorado allowed their opponent to shoot 51.5% from the field on 35 of 68 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Buffaloes knocked down 28 of their 33 shots for a rate of 84.8%. Colorado finished the game having earned a 63.0% field goal percentage (34 out of 54) and knocked down 6 of 10 three-point shots.

KJ Simpson is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins and pulled down 5 boards. He accounted for 23 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Colorado steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 26-10 this year. They average 79.4 points per contest (49th in D-1) while connecting on 49.5% from the floor. The Buffaloes are connecting on 39.4% on shots from beyond the arc (244 of 619) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Colorado is collecting 37.1 boards per game and is sitting with 579 dimes on the campaign, which is 12th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.9 fouls per game.

On defense, the Buffaloes are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are 157th in college basketball in allowing assists with 412 relinquished for the season. The Buffaloes defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.6% (950 of 2,179) and they surrender 30.3 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 31.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 164th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Marquette Golden Eagles got the victory with a final of 87-69 when they played Western Kentucky. Regarding cleaning the glass, Marquette allowed Western Kentucky to grab 42 in all (12 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line via 8 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 6 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Golden Eagles permitted Western Kentucky to make 28 of 69 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Golden Eagles went 33 out of 69 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.8%. When discussing 3-pointers, Marquette made 13 out of their 36 tries (36.1%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a rate of 53.3%. Western Kentucky earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 15 shots. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Golden Eagles were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this game.

Kameron Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Eagles for the contest. He buried 5 out of 17 for the contest for a rate of 29.4%, and had 8 rebounds. He tallied 13 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the game.

Marquette has a win-loss mark of 26-9 so far this season. The Golden Eagles have committed 15.2 fouls per game and they connect on 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.0 times per contest (34th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.9 times per contest. Marquette has totaled 2,749 points on the campaign (78.5 per contest) and they pull down 32.9 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which is ranked 27th in college basketball.

The Marquette defense allows 33.6% on three-point shots (292 of 870) and their opponents are connecting on 75.4% of their foul shots. They concede 14.6 dimes and 35.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 310th and 238th in Division 1. The Golden Eagles are ranked 107th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.7. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (102nd in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+4)

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