Texas -2 (-115) over Colorado State
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- Colorado State wasn’t impressive in the First Four, as much as Virginia was simply terrible on the offensive end of the floor in that matchup.
- Max Abmas leads Texas into this game and he has experience winning games in this tournament wtih Oral Roberts.
The Colorado State Rams will face off with the Texas Longhorns in round one of the NCAA Tournament on March 21, 2024 at 6:50 pm ET. The opening betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook have the Colorado State Rams as 2.0 point underdogs after their win on Tuesday in the First Four over Virginia.
The early action has the Colorado State Rams taking 64% of the spread bets, while the Texas Longhorns are getting 36% of the bets.
The opening total of 144.0 has prompted 67% of bets to the under and 33% of bets to the over.
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Here, we like the Texas Longhorns to win and cover the spread in this Colorado State vs Texas matchup in the round of 64. Texas is much better offensively than the Virginia team that Colorado State beat in the First Four. The Longhorns will be able to put more pressure on the defense of the Rams, with Max Abmas set to lead his team to another win in March after his Cinderella run with Oral Roberts before he transferred to Texas.
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COLST Advanced Game Stats TX 66.3 Pace 68.4 112.2 Off.Rate 104.0 .318 FTr .393 .428 3PAr .362 .592 TS% .524 52.4 TRB% 49.4 62.8 AST% 48.3 7.6 STL% 8.3 8.0 BLK% 8.2 .558 eFG% .484 15.5 TOV% 14.3 26.4 ORB% 29.7 .246 TF/FGA .275 COLST Advanced Game Stats TX 66.3 Pace 68.4 100.0 Off.Rate 113.0 .336 FTr .366 .379 3PAr .354 .517 TS% .565 47.6 TRB% 50.6 47.2 AST% 47.5 9.1 STL% 9.1 8.1 BLK% 11.7 .485 eFG% .525 14.7 TOV% 12.5 25.3 ORB% 29.8 .229 TF/FGA .274 Betting Trends
COLST Betting Trends TX OVERALL OVERALL 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 71 Avg Score 84.33 64.67 Avg Opp Score 83.67 AWAY HOME 2-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 2-1-0 71 Avg Score 83 64.67 Avg Opp Score 74.33 COLST Betting Trends TX OVERALL OVERALL 4-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 2-3-0 ATS W/L/P 3-2-0 73.4 Avg Score 83 65.8 Avg Opp Score 77 AWAY HOME 3-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 4-1-0 2-3-0 ATS W/L/P 3-2-0 71 Avg Score 81 66.6 Avg Opp Score 67.4 COLST Betting Trends TX OVERALL OVERALL 6-4-0 Win/Loss/Tie 5-5-0 4-6-0 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 71.2 Avg Score 76.4 65.7 Avg Opp Score 73.7 AWAY HOME 4-6-0 Win/Loss/Tie 5-5-0 4-6-0 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 68.9 Avg Score 75.5 68.9 Avg Opp Score 71.1 Head to Head
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