Pedro Oliveira
This Sunday we have the game to culminate the day of the NCAA South Division draw, the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Arizona Wildcats. TCU had no problems in the first round against the Seton Hall Pirates by winning by a score of 69-42. While Arizona managed to start the tournament on the right foot, with an 87-70 victory against Wright State University. Which of the two will advance to the Sweet 16 of the March Madness tournament?
Picks and Predictions for the TCU Horned Frogs vs Arizona Wildcats NCAA Basketball Championship Round 2 Game on March 20
- Where: Viejas Arena – San Diego, California
- When: Sunday, March 20, 9:40 PM ET
- Betting Line: TCU Horned Frogs (+9.5) vs Arizona Wildcats (-9.5)
TCU Horned Frogs Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 21-12
- Conference Record: 8-10
- Spread: +9.5
- Over/Under: Over 144
- Moneyline: +350
Although weak against the nation’s great defenses, the Frogs are not an easy team to manage having one of the best games around the paint and outside of it in the entire NCAA. They are also among the best teams capable of exploiting offensive rebounds against their opponent. A balanced team in terms of the care and movement of the ball, their only big failure is the offense at a distance: they are a very mediocre team in shots of three, being even outside the top 300 of the whole country.
Point guard Mike Miles has been their best scorer and player all season, averaging 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 30 games, and in the first round of March Madness this was no exception in the first game they had against Seton Hall, where he scored 21 points. The team led by Jamie Dixon will need all the experience and claw possible to turn the upset into this situation.
Arizona Wildcats Betting Preview
- Overall Record: 32-3
- Conference Record: 32-3
- Spread: -9.5
- Over/Under: Under 144
- Moneyline: –475
Tommy Lloyd has made this team an all-rounder again, having dominated in his first performance at March Madness and remaining as the clear favourite to continue advancing in the competition. Having one of the most athletic and physically prepared squads to take on any college, there’s little we can argue with the Wildcats. They have the third-best offense in the NCAA, behind their fourth overall in rebounds and first place in assists.
They are the exact case of a team that you have to beat in the offensive game sooner or later, because it is almost guaranteed that they will find a way to score the opposite. With four players averaging at least 10 points per game, led by star prospect Bennedict Mathurin (17.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1 steal in 35 games), Arizona is clearly a giant to beat within March Madness.
JefeBet Prediction
It is very difficult to see Arizona falling into this situation, although in this tournament we have already seen great upsets, the team led by Tommy Lloyd has a very deep and complete squad to be able to take the victory without extra worries against TCU. It doesn’t mean the Horned Frogs don’t have anything to compete with, though, but the Wildcats can simply do just about everything better than them even with some erratic night out of one of their best players.
