Syracuse vs TCU 3/16/18 - NCAA Tournament Picks & Predictions

The 11th seeded Syracuse Orange (21-13) will face the 6th seeded TCU Horned Frogs (21-11) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional on Friday March 16. The Orange won their First Four game on Wednesday night over Arizona State 60-56. Oshae Brissett posted a double-double to lead the Orange and was instrumental in Syracuse rallying in the second half.

TCU enters the tournament on a two-game losing skid with its most recent loss last Thursday to Kansas State 66-64 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. Kenrich Williams was the high scorer in the loss for TCU with 20 points. Tyus Battle leads Syracuse in scoring with an average of 19.7 points per game. Two other Syracuse players Frank Howard (14.9 ppg) and Oshae Brissett (14.9 ppg) averaged double figures in scoring. The leading rebounder is Brissett who averaged 8.9 per game. Howard leads the team in assists with an average of 4.9 per game. As a team, the Orange is shooting 41.8% from the field and 32.3% from 3-point territory. During the season, Syracuse scored an average of 67.3 points per game, while allowing an average of 64.3.

Vladimir Brodziansky is the leading scorer for the Horned Frogs averaging 15.1 points per game. Kenrich Williams is the second leading scorer (13.1 ppg) and the leading rebounder (9.3 rpg) for the Wildcats. The leader in assists is Alex Robinson with an average of 6.1 per game. As a team, TCU is shooting 49.9% from the field and 40% from 3-point territory. During the regular season, TCU scored an average of 83.0 points per game, while allowing an average of 75.9.