The Colorado Buffaloes, who are the No. 10 seed with a 26-10 record, are 5-point underdogs in their second round NCAA Tournament game against the No. 2 seed Marquette Golden Eagles (26-9) on Sunday at 12:10 PM ET on CBS. The winner will move on to the Sweet 16 in the South Region bracket. The over/under is set at 150.5 in the game.
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Marquette vs. Colorado Game Time, Odds
- When: Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 12:10 PM ET
- Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
- How to Watch on TV: CBS
- Spread Favorite: Marquette -5
- Moneyline Favorite: Marquette -205
- Moneyline Underdog: Colorado +170
- Over/Under: 150.5 points
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Marquette vs. Colorado Betting Trends
- Marquette's 34 games this season have exceeded this game's total of 150.5 points 15 times.
- Colorado has scored more than 150.5 points in 19 of 36 games this season when combined with their opponents.
- The two teams together average 157.9 points per game, which is 7.4 more points than the total for this game.
- Marquette (20-13-1 ATS) has covered the spread 58.8% of the time, which is 8.8% more than Colorado (18-17-1) this year.
- The Golden Eagles cover the spread 61.1% of the time when they're 5-point favorites or more, which is more often than the Buffaloes cover as underdogs by 5 points or more (they have never covered this season).
- When it comes to surpassing the total in 2023-24, Marquette does it less often (38.2% of the time) than Colorado (58.3%).
- The Golden Eagles have an .810 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (17-4) this season, which is better than the .167 winning percentage for the Buffaloes as a moneyline underdog (1-5).
Recent Marquette Trends
- Marquette has covered the spread seven times in its last 10 games while achieving a 7-3 record straight-up in those games.
- The Golden Eagles and their opponents have gone over the total in five of those 10 games.
- The past 10 Marquette games had an average of 0.3 fewer points (150.2) than this game's total.
- Over the last 10 games, the Golden Eagles are scoring 2.1 points more per game compared to their season average.
Recent Colorado Trends
- Colorado has a 9-1 record straight-up in its past 10 games, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
- The final scores of the past 10 Buffaloes games have surpassed the set total five times.
- The last 10 Colorado games had an average of 148.8 total points, which is 1.7 fewer points than this game's over/under.
- During their last 10 games, the Buffaloes have scored 2.4 fewer points per game compared to their 79.4 points per game season-long scoring average.
Marquette vs. Colorado Players To Watch
Marquette
- Oso Ighodaro: 13.7 PTS, 7.0 REB, 2.9 AST, 1.0 STL, 1.3 BLK
- Tyler Kolek: 15.1 PTS, 4.8 REB, 7.8 AST, 1.7 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Kam Jones: 17.1 PTS, 2.9 REB, 2.5 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.0 BLK
- David Joplin: 10.9 PTS, 4.0 REB, 0.6 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.9 BLK
- Stevie Mitchell: 9.0 PTS, 4.1 REB, 0.9 AST, 1.9 STL, 0.2 BLK
Colorado
- KJ Simpson: 19.7 PTS, 5.9 REB, 4.8 AST, 1.6 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Tristan da Silva: 16.0 PTS, 5.1 REB, 2.4 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.6 BLK
- J'Vonne Hadley: 11.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.3 blocks
- Eddie Lampkin Jr.: 10.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.1 blocks
- Luke O'Brien: 6.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.4 blocks
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