Boise State men’s basketball vs. Memphis in the NCAAs: How to watch, prediction and odds
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Mountain West champion Boise State is a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Broncos open play against Memphis in Portland.
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The eighth-seeded Boise State men’s basketball team will open the 2022 NCAA Tournament against No. 9 Memphis at 11:45 a.m. MT Thursday at the Moda Center in Portland.
The first-round matchup will be televised on TNT. That’s DirecTV channel 245, DISH channel 138 and Sparklight channel 185.
NO. 8 BOISE STATE VS. NO. 9 MEMPHIS
When: 11:45 a.m. MT Thursday
Where: Moda Center (19,980), Portland
TV: TNT (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Andy Katz)
Live stream: MarchMadness.com
Radio: KBOI 670 AM (Bob Behler, Abe Jackson)
Records: Boise State 27-7, Memphis 21-10
Series: Memphis 1-0
Last meeting: Memphis eliminated Boise State 59-56 in the quarterfinals of the 2021 NIT Tournament in Denton, Texas.
Vegas line: Memphis by 3.5 (Tigers opened as a 1.5-point favorite)
KenPom rating: Memphis 28, Boise State 29
KenPom & ESPN predictions
Ken Pomeroy, who created the popular college basketball statistical website KenPom.com, ranks every Division I team using an adjusted efficiency margin, which Pomeroy defines as the difference between a team’s offensive and defensive efficiency.
According to Pomeroy’s detailed statistical analysis, Boise State has a 50% chance of beating Memphis. His score prediction is a 68-67 BSU victory.
ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index: Memphis has a 61.1% chance of winning with a predicted point differential of 2.9.
This story was originally published March 13, 2022 at 7:15 PM.
