Buckeyes vs Horned Frogs: NCAA Tournament Showdown

0:00On March 19th, the 8th seed Ohio State Buckeyes take on the 9th seed TCU hornfrogs in the first round of the men's NCAA tournament. Ohio State enters with a 21-12 record while TCU sits at 22-11. The game tips off Thursday, March 19th, at 12-15pm Eastern Time and Greenville, South Carolina, airing on CBS. Buckeyes are favored by two-and-a-half points, with a total of 145-and-a-half. Both teams are hitting their stride at the perfect time. Ohio State won its last three regular season games and split its Big Ten tournament match-up. TCU rattled off five straight regular season victories before going one-in-one in the Big 12 tournament. This pits Ohio State's 16th ranked offense against TCU's 23rd ranked defense nationwide. The hornfrogs both soft-more-forward David Punch, one of the Big 12's top-shot blockers and their 15-0 when holding foes to. 65 points or fewer.

1:00Meanwhile, the Buckeyes have topped 65 points in 27 of 32 games. Kim Palm gives a slight edge to Ohio State by three points. One podcaster predicts a 74-68 Buckeye win. Fans will be glued to this early clash as the loser heads home first from the round of 64.