The No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats (32-3) and the No. 9 seed TCU Horned Frogs (21-12) square off in the NCAA Tournament second round, both looking to punch their ticket to the Sweet 16 of the South Regional Region bracket when they meet on Sunday at Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl, starting at 9:40 PM. Arizona is a 9.5-point favorite in the Round of 32 matchup.
Arizona’s record against the spread so far this season is 21-15-1, and TCU’s is 20-11-1. In terms of going over the point total, games involving the Wildcats are 22-14-1 and the Horned Frogs are 16-17-0. The teams score 152.7 points per game, 9.2 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the last 10 games, Arizona has a 5-5-0 record against the spread while going 10-0 overall. TCU has gone 7-2-0 against the spread and 5-5 overall in its last 10 matches.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Sunday’s college basketball action.
TCU at Arizona odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Arizona -9.5
- Total: 143.5
- Moneyline: Arizona -466, TCU +355
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TCU at Arizona odds, spread, & more
Moneyline
- The Wildcats are 33-2 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 94.3% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -466 or shorter, Arizona has a 26-1 record (winning 96.3% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Wildcats have an implied win probability of 82.3%.
- This season, the Horned Frogs have been the underdog 18 times and won nine, or 50%, of those games.
- TCU has been at least a +355 moneyline underdog six times this season, and lost all of those games.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 22.0% chance of a victory for the Horned Frogs.
Against the spread
- The Wildcats average 84.6 points per game, 20.3 more points than the 64.3 the Horned Frogs allow.
- Arizona has an 18-10-1 record against the spread and a 28-1 record overall when putting up more than 64.3 points.
- TCU has an 18-9-1 record against the spread and a 19-10 record overall when giving up fewer than 84.6 points.
- The Horned Frogs score an average of 68.1 points per game, only 0.5 more points than the 67.6 the Wildcats allow.
- TCU has put together a 12-3-1 ATS record and a 15-2 overall record in games it scores more than 67.6 points.
- Arizona is 13-4 against the spread and 17-0 overall when it gives up fewer than 68.1 points.
- The Wildcats have totaled 596 more points than their opponents this season (17 per game on average), and the Horned Frogs have scored 126 more points than their opponents (3.8 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Wildcats’ average implied point total this season is 4.9 more points than their implied total in Sunday’s game (81.9 implied points on average compared to 77 implied points in this game).
- This season, Arizona has recorded more than 77 points in 29 games.
- The Horned Frogs’ implied point total in this matchup (67 points) equals the team’s season average.
- This year, TCU has put up more than 67 points 17 times.
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How to watch Arizona vs. TCU
- Game Day: Sunday, March 20, 2022
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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