Ohio State is favored to win its first NCAA Tournament game in four years.
The No. 8 seed Buckeyes opened as a 2.5-point favorite across multiple sportsbooks for their first-round game against No. 9 seed TCU on Thursday in Greenville, South Carolina (time and TV network TBA).
Ohio State is a -198 favorite on the moneyline with an over/under of 147.5, giving the game an implied score of Ohio State 75, TCU 72.5.
TCU enters the game with a slightly better overall record (22-11) than Ohio State (21-12), but the Buckeyes (29th) are ranked 10 spots higher than TCU (39th) in the NET rankings.