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Buckeyes Open as Narrow Favorite in NCAA First-Round Showdown with TCU

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Buckeyes Open as Narrow Favorite in NCAA First-Round Showdown with TCU
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Ohio State opened as a 2.5-point favorite against No. 9 seed TCU in the NCAA Tournament first round in Greenville, SC (12:15 p.m. ET on CBS), with a -198 moneyline and a 147.5 total, projecting a tight 75-72.5 OSU win. OSU enters with the stronger KenPom (26th) and NET (29th) rankings compared with TCU (KenPom 43rd, NET 39th), and both teams carry similar ATS marks; this marks OSU’s first NCAA bid since 2022 and TCU’s bid for its first NCAA win since 2023.

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  1. Ohio State Opens As 2.5-Point Favorite for First-Round NCAA Tournament Game vs. TCU  Eleven Warriors
  2. Ohio State's Jake Diebler celebrates first March Madness appearance  The Columbus Dispatch
  3. What Jake Diebler said after Ohio State was selected for March Madness  247Sports
  4. Ohio State Selected as a No. 8-Seed in NCAA Tournament  Ohio State | Official Athletics Website
  5. UK and OSU are tournament bound  WSAZ

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