The No. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles (16-6) are favored by 1.5 points against the No. 5 seed Colorado Buffaloes (22-8) for their NCAA Tournament matchup on Monday. A trip to the Sweet 16 will be awarded to the winner of the 4-5 East Region bracket contest, which tips off at 7:45 PM ET on TBS.
The Seminoles were led by 17 points from Raiquan Gray in a 64-54 victory over UNC Greensboro on Saturday. They failed to cover the spread in the contest and the teams combined to fall short of the 143.5-point over/under.
Jabari Walker led the way for the Buffaloes with a team-high 24 points last time out as they picked up a 96-73 win over Georgetown and covered the 6-point spread as favorites. The teams combined to hit the over on the 136.5 point total set for the matchup.
Colorado at Florida State: Betting odds, spread and lines
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Lines last updated at 1:55 PM ET on March 21, 2021.
- Money line: Colorado +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Florida State -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Colorado +1.5 (-110) | Florida State -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 139.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Florida State: Three things to know
- M.J. Walker leads the Seminoles scoring 12.5 points per game. M.J. Walker paces the squad with a team-high 2.0 made three-pointers per game.
- The Seminoles put up 14.7 more points per game (78.3) than the Buffaloes allow (63.6).
- When Florida State scores more than 63.6 points, it is 12-0 against the spread and 17-6 overall.
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Colorado: Three things to know
- The Buffaloes points and assists leader is McKinley Wright IV. He scores 15.4 points per game and adds 5.9 assists. Jeriah Horne averages 1.6 made threes per game to lead the team.
- The Buffaloes score just 4.2 more points per game (73.8) than the Seminoles give up to opponents (69.6).
- In games when it puts up more than 69.6 points, Colorado is 15-0-2 against the spread and 19-3 overall.
Colorado at Florida State: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Florida State 72, Colorado 70
Money line
The model and BetMGM both have the Florida State Seminoles as the favorite in this game.
Against the spread (ATS)
The model line and the MGM line are within 0.5 points of each other.
Over/Under (O/U)
The model projects a total 3.1 points higher than the one set by MGM for this matchup.
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