TCU Women's Basketball Dominates UCSD with Triple-Double Performance The TCU Horned Frogs secured a decisive 86-40 victory over UC San Diego in a first-round matchup of the Sacramento 4 regional tournament. Guard Olivia Miles delivered her sixth triple-double of the season, tallying 12 points, 16 rebounds, and 14 assists, while Taylor Bigby set a career high with 27 points. The win propelled TCU, ranked third in the nation, to the second round, where they will face sixth-ranked Washington. Miles joined an elite group of Division I women’s players with multiple triple-doubles in NCAA tournament history, alongside Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon and Nicole Powell of Stanford. Clara Silva and Marta Suarez added double-doubles for TCU, combining for 24 points and 21 rebounds. The Frogs outscored UC San Diego 49-22 in the paint and shot 49.2% from the field, including a 50% accuracy rate from beyond the arc. UC San Diego, ranked 14th, struggled offensively, shooting just 22.7% from the field (15 of 66) and failing to reach double digits in scoring beyond Erin Condron’s 12 points. The Tritons never led in the game and finished with 15 points in the second half. In a separate first-round matchup, sixth-ranked Washington defeated 27th-ranked South Dakota 72-62. Avery Howell led the Huskies with 30 points and nine rebounds, including seven three-pointers, while Brynn McGaughy added 14 points. Sayvia Sellers contributed 10 assists and three steals, as Washington dominated the boards 40-25 and forced 18 turnovers, converting 16 points from turnovers. South Dakota’s Brooklyn Meyer scored 29 points on 13-of-20 shooting but struggled with turnovers, finishing with three more than the rest of her teammates combined. Emily Fox chipped in 14 points, including four three-pointers, for the Jackrabbits.#tcu_horned_frogs #olivia_miles #uc_san_diego #sacramento_4_regional_tournament #taylor_bigby
Duke vs. TCU odds, March Madness predictions: 2026 NCAA Tournament picks from proven model The ninth-seeded Texas Christian Horned Frogs will face the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament East Region on Saturday. TCU secured its spot with a 66-64 victory over eighth-seeded Ohio State on Thursday, while Duke advanced after a 71-65 win against 16th-seeded Siena. The Horned Frogs, who finished sixth in the Big 12 with a 11-7 record, have won seven of their last eight games. Duke, the ACC regular season champion with a 17-1 record, has now won 12 consecutive games. Duke is missing starting forward Caleb Foster due to a foot injury, and center Patrick Ngongba is listed as questionable. The game will take place at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, with a tipoff time of 5:15 p.m. ET. Duke is currently listed as an 11.5-point favorite in the latest odds, while the total points scored are projected to be 140.5. SportsLine’s Projection Model, which has a strong track record of accurate college basketball predictions, has simulated the matchup 10,000 times and released its findings. The model’s analysis suggests the Over on the total points is the most likely outcome, as the Over has hit in two of the last three TCU games and six of the last 10 Duke games. TCU is 8-2 against the spread in its last 10 contests, while Duke is 6-4 ATS in the same span. The model projects TCU to have two players scoring 11 or more points, with David Punch expected to contribute 11.9 points. Duke is projected to have three players scoring 11.4 points or more, led by Cameron Boozer, who is predicted to score 25 points. The model’s total combined score for the game is 148 points.#duke_blue_devils #tcu_horned_frogs #sportsline #bon_secours_wellness_arena #greenville_south_carolina
Cincinnati Bearcats Basketball Slight Betting Underdogs Ahead of Regular-Season Finale At TCU The Cincinnati Bearcats are slight underdogs in their upcoming regular-season finale against the TCU Horned Frogs, set for Saturday. The game, scheduled for 2 p.m. ET, will be broadcast on TNT and HBO Max. TCU is favored by 2.5 points on the consensus betting line, with the total points projected at 138.5. Cincinnati enters the matchup with a strong 17-13 record overall and a 14-16 mark against the spread. The Bearcats have won six of their past seven games, including a recent victory over BYU that sparked discussions about their NCAA Tournament prospects. However, they remain a slight underdog against TCU, which carries a 20-10 straight-up record and a 17-13 ATS (against the spread) mark. The underdog status could influence the game, as Cincinnati has struggled with the over in 18 of 29 games this season, while TCU has a 8-11 record at home. However, the Bearcats have shown improved offensive efficiency in their last six contests, scoring over 1.2 points per possession in five of those games. This surge has helped them rise from the NCAA Tournament “death zone,” a term used to describe teams with uncertain postseason chances. Coach Wes Miller emphasized that his team’s focus remains on winning each game rather than chasing tournament hype. “We talked about it after the Kansas game, because I knew that would create some of the NCAA Tournament talk,” Miller said. “We agreed as a team that we weren’t going to get caught up in the things that are put out there for clicks and for interest.” He noted that while media attention has shifted to the tournament earlier this season, the team’s priority is simply playing with joy and competing.#ncaa_tournament #cincinnati_bearcats #tcu_horned_frogs #wes_miller #tnt
