Boise State basketball vs. Northwestern in the NCAAs: How to watch, prediction and odds
The 10th-seeded Boise State men’s basketball team will open the 2023 NCAA Tournament against No. 7 Northwestern at 5:35 p.m. Mountain time Thursday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.
The first-round match will be televised on truTV. That’s DirecTV channel 246, DISH channel 242 and Sparklight channel 227.
NO. 10 BOISE STATE VS. NO. 7 NORTHWESTERN
When: 5:35 p.m. MT Thursday
Where: Golden 1 Center (17,608), Sacramento, California
TV: truTV (Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood, Dana Jacobson)
Radio: KBOI 670 AM (Bob Behler, Abe Jackson)
Records: Boise State 24-9, Northwestern 21-11
Series: First meeting
Vegas line: Northwestern by 1.5
KenPom rating: Boise State 31, Northwestern 42
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 55% chance of beating Northwestern. His score prediction is a 64-63 BSU victory.
ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index: Boise State has a 51.5% chance of winning with a predicted point differential of 0.4.
This story was originally published March 13, 2023 at 8:20 PM.
