There’s a lot to see for the Colorado men’s basketball team this March.
The Buffs had a midseason slump and were plagued by injuries, but in the shadow of their health, they finished the season red hot and played eight of their final nine games before appearing in the Pac-12 Tournament title game against Oregon. won the match. This is probably the match. We would have won if it wasn’t for N’Faly Dante’s thermonuclear attack.
They are versatile on both ends of the court, which should come in handy in Wednesday night’s First Four matchup against Boise State.
Colorado vs. Boise State Predictions
Colorado head coach Tad Boyle can run almost any set, from spread ball screens to the coach’s more typical Princeton moves, putting KJ Simpson at the point and Tristan de Silva at the four. .
Buffs are also deadly during transition.
Additionally, their versatility allows them to run a switch-everything defense that protects the perimeter well, never fouls, and rebounds everything.
Boise State is also a versatile team, but in a different way.
The Broncos use their size at the position to post all over the court and brutally crush offensive boards behind the forward monster triumvirate of Tyson Degenhart, Omar Stanley, and Cam Martin.
However, the Broncos may have trouble scoring on the low block against Colorado’s Eddie Lumpkin, while Simpson and backcourt mate Jevon Hadley are big guards who can bump bodies from 1-5. be.
And the Broncos won’t be able to generate second-chance points against the Pac-12’s best defensive rebounding team.
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The Buffs defense will have to work with Boise, but not vice versa.
Boise is big in the backcourt but small in the frontcourt, so the Broncos’ inside defense will be very vulnerable, which will negatively impact Colorado’s downhill rim running ability.
Additionally, the Broncos boast a brutal transition defense, allowing the Buffs to run them off the floor.
I love this matchup with a Colorado team on the rise.
Play: Colorado -2.5 (-110, points bet)
