Xavier Edmonds led TCU with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Amare Hereford had 18 points for Milwaukee.
TCU had 23 fast-break points to Milwaukee's 7. Milwaukee covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 11.7 points.
In the NBA, former TCU player Desmond Bane had 21 points and 5 rebounds for the Magic on Friday; former TCU player Kenrich Williams had 8 points and 8 rebounds for the Thunder on Friday.
Milwaukee beat sixth-seeded Oklahoma 82-74 as a No. 11 seed in the 2006 NCAA tournament, the program's third tournament win in two seasons.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
Milwaukee vs. TCU prediction: model has TCU by 22
Milwaukee (2-2) visits TCU at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth Friday at 8 PM ET on ESPN+.
Our model makes TCU a 21.7-point favorite, projecting an 87-65 final, and gives TCU a 96% chance to win. The betting market has TCU favored by 22 with a total of 155. The model leans Milwaukee +22.0 and Under 155.
Players to watch: Chandler Jackson of Milwaukee, 9.7 points a game; Nate Malosa of Milwaukee, 8.8 points a game; Danilo Jovanovich of Milwaukee, 5.8 points a game.
Milwaukee is on one day of rest and is playing its second straight road game and traveled about 722 miles to Fort Worth.
What the model said
Projected that morning with only earlier games
MILW 64, TCU 88model score
-23.7model spread (home)
152.6model total
11.7points off the final margin
FavoriteTCU -22.51.2LostUnder 155.52.9Won
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
-25.0
157.0
our snapshots
Latest
-13.5
140.5
-100000
11011
our snapshots (8 books)
Close
-22.5
155.5
-5000
1800
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +12 (home)ATS MILW coveredTotal 140 → under
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
MILW
1
722
2
same
TCU
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
