Seton Hall or TCU? How to pick 8 vs. 9 matchup in 2022 March Madness bracket

Seton Hall and TCU are playing in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. SetonHall won the non-conference and finished 21-10 overall and 11-8 in Big East play. TCU started the season 10-1 in non conference and went 8-9 in conference. They beat Texas in their Big 12 Tournament but lost in semifinals to Kansas. They will probably face No. 1 seed Arizona in second round.

Seton Hall vs. TCU will take place on Friday, March 18 at 9:57 p.m. ET at Viejas Arena, San Diego. Seton hall is a slight favorite.

Seton Hall finished the season with a 21-10 overall record. They lost in the second round of the Big East tournament to UConn. Their non-conference record included wins over teams ranked in top 10.

Jared Rhoden is a senior guard. He has 15.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.2 AST and 1 STL.

Myles Cale is a senior guard. He is averaging 9.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 STL and 1,0 AST.

Kadary Richmond is a sophomore guard. He is averaging 9.0 points, 4.1 AST, 3.6 REB, and 1. 6 STL.

Alexis Yetna is a senior forward.

Ike Obiagu is a 7-2, 265-pound senior center. He scores 2.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game.

TCU finished 8-10 in Big 12 play, but they earned key wins over ranked teams Texas Tech (No. 9) and Kansas (no. 6) to close the year. They also won the conference tournament over Texas ( No. 22).

Mike Miles is a sophomore guard. He is averaging 15.0 points, 3.9 AST, and 3,6 REB.

Damion Baugh is a junior guard.

Emanuel Miller is a junior forward. He is averaging 10.3 points per game and 6. 3 rebounds per contest.

Chuck O'Bannon Jr. (6-6, 215-pound senior forward) is a 9.2 PTS, 4.1 REB. Seton Hall or TCU? How to pick 8 vs. 9 matchup in 2022 March Madness bracket?

Eddie Lampkin is a sophomore center. He averages 6.5 points, 6 points and 6 rebounds per game.

Seton Hall is the higher-seeded team in the Big East Tournament. Bryce Aiken has been out since Jan. 15 with a concussion. Rhoden is averaging nearly 16 points per game. TCU's backcourt of Miles and Baugh will have their hands full trying to contain Rhodens.

The 8-9 matchup is historically one of the biggest "coin flip" selections of NCAA Tournament. Eight-seeds have a slight advantage over 9-seed with a 75-69 record all time. Last year, only one 9 seed pulled off an upset.