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Colorado State vs. Memphis NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament First Round

Colorado State vs. Memphis NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions – NCAA Tournament First Round

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By: DK.Network.Editors

The No. 12 seed Colorado State Rams (25-9) will aim to defeat the No. 5 seed Memphis Tigers (29-5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament today at Climate Pledge Arena. This contest tips off at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Colorado State vs. Memphis Predictions

  • Our pick to win on the Moneyline in this contest is Memphis.
  • Against the spread, we expect that Memphis will cover. The spread is currently Memphis +1.5.
  • As for the total, it’s too close to call relative to the posted over/under of 147.5. Our projected total for the match is 147.9 points.

Colorado State vs. Memphis Odds

  • Spread: Colorado State (-1.5)
  • Moneyline: Colorado State -126 | Memphis +105
  • Total: 147.5
  • The Rams are 21-13-0 ATS this season.
  • Colorado State has an ATS record of 15-6 when playing as at least 1.5-point favorites this season.
  • So far this season, 19 out of the Rams’ 34 games have gone over the point total.
  • The Rams have won 90.9% of the games this season when they were the Moneyline favorite (20-2).
  • When playing as a Moneyline favorite with odds of -126 or shorter, Colorado State has a record of 19-2 (90.5% win percentage).
  • The Tigers have compiled a 16-18-0 record against the spread this season.
  • Memphis is 5-2 ATS this year when playing as at least 1.5-point underdogs.
  • Tigers games have gone over the point total 18 out of 34 times this season.
  • This season, the Tigers have won five out of the seven games in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • This season, Memphis has won four of its six games when it is the underdog by at least +105 on the Moneyline.

Colorado State Key Stats

  • Points: 75.2 PPG (137th) | FG%: 48% (31st)
  • Opp. Points: 67.1 PPG (45th) | Opp. FG%: 42.2% (82nd)
  • Rebounds: 31.6 RPG (192nd) | Opp. Rebounds: 28.8 RPG (46th)
  • Assists: 16.6 APG (24th) | Turnovers: 11.2 TPG (183rd)
  • Steals: 5.1 SPG (338th) | Blocks: 2.8 BPG (254th)

Memphis Key Stats

  • Points: 80.1 PPG (37th) | FG%: 47.3% (48th)
  • Opp. Points: 73.2 PPG (215th) | Opp. FG%: 41.9% (72nd)
  • Rebounds: 34.3 RPG (59th) | Opp. Rebounds: 30.9 RPG (167th)
  • Assists: 14.6 APG (100th) | Turnovers: 13.4 TPG (340th)
  • Steals: 7.8 SPG (71st) | Blocks: 4.7 BPG (26th)

This article contains AI-generated editorial insights provided by Data Skrive.

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