Memphis basketball has won 8 in a row, and Colorado State has won 10 heading into the NCAA tournament. Here's a primer for March Madness first round.

It is the 12-5 match-up in the West Region as Colorado State faces Memphis. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado State-Memphis prediction and pick. Colorado State was 25-9 on the year and 16-4 in conference play.

When the No. 5 seed Tigers tip off against No. 12 seed Colorado State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Seattle, they’ll do so as 1.5-point underdogs.