The TCU Horned Frogs (21-12) and Utah State Aggies (27-6) battle in a 1st-round Midwest Region game Friday in Indianapolis. Tip-off at Gainbridge Fieldhouse is slated for a 9:55 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the TCU vs. Utah State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Ninth-seeded Texas Christian has been off since March 14 when the Horned Frogs fell 60-45 to current-No. 2 Houston in the Big 12 Tournament as an 11 1/2-point underdog. TCU has won just twice since Feb. 26 and scored just 15 points in the 1st half of the loss to Houston.
No. 8 seed Utah State, ranked No. 19 in the , won the regular-season title in the Mountain West Conference. The Aggies lost to San Diego State 86-70 as a 5-point underdog in the MWC Tournament last Friday. USU is just 1-4-1 against the spread (ATS) since Feb. 27.
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