Texas Christian vs. Arizona Bracket Prediction: March Madness Odds
Seeded ninth in the South Region, the Horned Frogs rolled to an easy 69-42 victory over Seton Hall in First Round action. The Wildcats advanced to the Second Round for the first time since 2016 with an 87-70 rout of Wright State, and are unbeaten in seven straight.
Pegged as 9-point opening favourites, the Wildcats have commanded 71% of the betting action while improving to 9.5-point chalk. Conversely, the Horned Frogs have faded to +320 moneyline underdogs. The total has held steady at its opening position of 143.5, with betting evenly split between the OVER and UNDER.
TCU vs. Arizona NCAA Tournament Point Spread and Betting
Sunday night’s matchup Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl in San Diego marks the first meeting between these teams in almost 70 years, and their first ever clash at the NCAA Tournament.
The Horned Frogs opened their campaign on a steady 12-2 straight up run, but have tallied consecutive wins just twice while going 8-10 in 18 contests since. Despite those woes, TCU has produced respectable betting results, going 7-2-1 against the spread over their past 10. The Horned Frogs have also covered in 12 of 18 as underdogs so far this season. They have posted wins in five of 11 dates with nationally ranked opponents, limiting opponents to just 67.4 points over their past five versus the Top 25. Those performances have been key to TCU’s climb to No. 15 in adjusted defensive efficiency at Kenpom.
The Wildcats have regularly run up the score while winning seven straight, averaging 85.4 points per game, and ranked third in the nation with 84.6 points scored per game this season. That production has generated a steady 8-2-0 boon for sports bettors taking the OVER. However, Arizona has consistently failed to live up to expectations at the sportsbooks. The Wildcats have gone just 8-7-1 against the spread in their past 16 overall, and have covered in just two of their past 13 at the NCAA Tournament.
Texas Christian Horned Frogs (9)
A stingy TCU defence frustrated Seton Hall shooters all afternoon in their opening-round win, limiting the Pirates to just 28.8% shooting overall. The Horned Frogs proved effective at keeping the Pirates on the perimeter, where they converted six of 21 three-point attempts, while sinking just nine total two-pointers on the day. Leading scorer Mike Miles continued to power the attack, draining a game-high 21 points on 50% shooting.
Arizona Wildcats (1)
The Wildcats maintained the momentum gained during their waltz to the Pac-12 Tournament title. Arizona never trailed during their dominating victory over the Raiders. And in addition to outboarding Wright State by a massive 46-25 margin, the Wildcats demonstrated why they sit at No. 2 on the AP Top 25 while hitting 55% from the field. Sophomore guard Bennedict Mathurin led all Arizona shooters with 18 points, while junior big man Christian Koloko racked up 17 points and 13 boards for his second straight double-double.
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