The No. 8 Seton Hall Pirates (22-11) and the No. 9 TCU Horned Frogs (20-12) will meet on Friday to compete for a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Seton Hall is favored by 1.5 points in the opening round matchup, which starts at 9:57 PM on truTV. Here are the insights you need when filling out your bracket for this 8-9 matchup.
Seton Hall has a 7-7-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to TCU, who is 19-11-1 ATS. The Pirates have hit the over in five games, while Horned Frogs games have gone over 16 times. The two teams score an average of 136.6 points per game, 7.1 more points than this matchup’s total. Seton Hall is 4-6-0 against the spread and 5-5 overall over its last 10 contests, while TCU has gone 7-2-0 against the spread and 3-7 overall.
Ahead of this matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Friday’s college basketball action.
TCU at Seton Hall odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Seton Hall -1.5
- Total: 129.5
- Moneyline: Seton Hall -118, TCU -110
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TCU at Seton Hall odds, spread, & more
Prediction
Seton Hall 66, TCU 65
Moneyline
- The Pirates have compiled a 6-4 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 60% of those games).
- Seton Hall is 6-4 (winning 60% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -118 or shorter.
- The implied moneyline probability for this matchup gives the Pirates a 54.1% chance to win.
- The Horned Frogs have been underdogs in 17 games this season and won eight (47.1%) of those contests.
- TCU has a record of 8-9 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least -110 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 52.4% chance of a victory for the Horned Frogs.
Against the spread
- The Pirates score only 3.5 more points per game (68.5) than the Horned Frogs allow (65).
- Seton Hall has a 6-6 record against the spread and a 17-5 record overall when putting up more than 65 points.
- TCU has a 13-4-1 record against the spread and a 17-2 record overall when allowing fewer than 68.5 points.
- The Horned Frogs’ 68.1 points per game are 5.7 more points than the 62.4 the Pirates allow to opponents.
- TCU has put together a 13-7-1 ATS record and a 16-7 overall record in games it scores more than 62.4 points.
- Seton Hall’s record is 5-2 against the spread and 18-1 overall when it allows fewer than 68.1 points.
- The Pirates have totaled 204 more points than their opponents this season (6.1 per game on average), and the Horned Frogs have scored 99 more points than their opponents (3.1 per game).
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Over/Under
- The average implied total for the Pirates this season is 74.5 points, which equals their implied total for Friday’s game.
- This season, Seton Hall has put up more than 66 points in 12 games.
- The Horned Frogs’ implied point total in this matchup (64 points) equals the team’s season average.
- On the season, TCU has totaled more than 64 points in a game 21 times.
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How to watch Seton Hall vs. TCU
- Game Day: Friday, March 18, 2022
- Game Time: 9:57 PM ET
- Live Stream: Hulu
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