Colorado is coming into this game with a 26-10 record this season and they were 13-7 in the conference. They have been one of the better teams in the conference all season and have been gaining a lot of steam recently as they went to the finals of their conference tournament, losing to Oregon. They have a lot of confidence here as they already have 2 wins in this tournament under their belt and they have been playing very well recently as they have won 10 of their last 11 games, finishing the regular season as one of the hotter teams in the Pac-12. They are going up against a Marquette team that is 26-9 this season and they were 14-6 in their conference. They were one of the better teams in their conference this season and they have been playing well in their recent games as they have won 4 of their last 5 games. They have also been banged up recently with some key pieces out, but they will all be back for this game. They are coming off of a win against Western Kentucky by close to 20 points in the last round but that was also a game that they struggled to pull away in as they were trailing in the 1st half. Colorado is not a team that will be as easy to come back on if they fall behind here as Colorado ranks in the top 10 for shooting from the field and from beyond the arc this season. Marquette does not have a great defense either so they are going to struggle to pull away from this Colorado team that has been very hot recently. Marquette has failed to get out of the first 2 rounds of the NCAA tournament the last 2 seasons and this was the round they were eliminated in last year as well. Colorado has the shooting to keep this a very close game if they do not win it straight up themselves. Colorado is going to cover the spread in this game.