Even worse, they lost seven of 11 games heading into the tournament, capped off by a 66-60 loss to No.
They were also just 5-7 against ranked opponents, all but one of which hailed from the Big 12. The Horned Frogs went 22-12 and only finished fifth in the Big 12 during the regular season. Just a few months after its football team made it to the national title game against Georgia-where they suffered an unfortunate blowout loss-they are taking on one of the best teams in college basketball over the last half-decade. TCU is having quite the year as an athletics department. NCAA Tournament Betting Tips: How to Bet on March Madness: Ultimate Betting Strategy No. Timme leads them with 3.2 assists and could come into trouble if the Horned Frogs are able to pressure him in the post, whether that be by double-teaming him or denying the entry pass. The Bulldogs don’t have a true table-setter on offense. Julian Strawther, Anton Watson, and Rasir Bolton all score at least 10 points per night, and two of them Strawther and Bolton) shoot close to or above 40% from three. Gonzaga is led by the ever-present senior forward Drew Timme and his 20.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per night.
The Bulldogs’ defense leaves a lot to be desired, but they force teams to pick up their pace and play where they are comfortable, which somewhat mitigates the volume of points it gives up.
Gonzaga also ranked sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio, which is an underrated stat when it comes to predicting March Madness matchups or, in this case, making a Gonzaga vs TCU prediction and pick. That came from four players averaging double-digit scoring and a combined average of 38.7% from beyond the arc, even though they rank outside the top 250 in long-range attempts per game.
The Bulldogs quietly averaged 87.5 points per game, good for the top mark in all of college basketball. No, this Gonzaga team doesn’t have the same hype its teams years past did-but that might be working in its favor.
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