Memphis vs. Colorado State Odds, Opening Spread, Predictions for 2025 NCAA Tournament

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Memphis vs. Colorado State Odds

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Friday, March 21, 2025
2:00 p.m. ET
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Memphis Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
+3.5
-110
145.5
-110o /-110u
+135
Colorado State Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
-3.5
-110
145.5
-110o/-110u
-160
Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute NCAAB odds here.
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The 2025 NCAA Tournament field has been announced and Memphis will take on Colorado State in Round 1 of the West region. Here's everything you need to know about Memphis vs. Colorado State odds, spread and more.

Colorado State opened as a -2.5-point favorite over Memphis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The total is set at over/under 145.5 points scored by both teams combined.

Find out how No. 5 Memphis-seeded Princeton and No. 12-seeded Colorado State match up ahead of their opening round matchup.


Memphis vs. Colorado State Analysis

If you’re wondering how teams like Louisville got bounced down the seed line, Memphis might be your culprit. Bracket Matrix had the Tigers as an 8-seed prior to their AAC Tournament win on Sunday. Yet this season, the AAC offered little resistance. KenPom ranked the AAC as the 10th-best conference in the sport — even behind Conference USA.

Memphis will be the league’s lone tournament team, meaning the Tigers have not seen a tournament team since Dec. 28. Memphis did answer the bell when given the chance. Facing the fourth-best nonconference schedule in the country, per KenPom, Memphis chalked up wins over Missouri, UConn, Michigan State, Clemson and Ole Miss.

Penny Hardaway’s team gets a tough test, a Colorado State team that has won 10 straight, including three in a row to claim the Mountain West Conference Tournament title.

This game will feature one of the first round’s best individual matchups, with Colorado State’s Nique Clifford and Memphis’ PJ Haggerty both topping 19 points per game this season.

— Shane McNichol


For more coverage of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and Selection Sunday, make sure to check out our experts' live reactions to the bracket reveal and the Selection Sunday live show, where you can get their instant analysis on every matchup as well as some early insights to help you make your bets.

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