TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 1/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: Big 12 Network

Allen Fieldhouse is the location where the Kansas Jayhawks (10-1) will go up against the TCU Horned Frogs (10-1) on Saturday.

The TCU Horned Frogs played Grambling and went home with a win by a final score of 90-55 in their last game. TCU finished the contest having earned a 47.6% FG percentage (30 out of 63) and converted 11 out of their 26 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs made 19 of 26 tries for a rate of 73.1%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 49 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 21 assists in the game while creating 14 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In the matter of defense, TCU allowed the other team to go 42.1% from the floor on 24 out of 57 shooting. Grambling earned 12 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. Moreover, Grambling snagged 18 rebounds (4 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Grambling finished the game shooting 46.2% from the free throw line by converting 6 of their 13 tries. They buried 1 of 5 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Horned Frogs walked away with 17 while Grambling finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Emanuel Miller is someone who was a major factor in the game. He was able to score 18 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 25 mins played and grabbed 10 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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TCU comes into this contest with a record of 10-1 on the year. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 13.8 fouls every game. As a team, TCU is collecting 43.7 boards per game and has tallied 162 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 180th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Horned Frogs are connecting on 31.3% on shots from downtown (70 of 224) and 70.0% from the free throw line. They average 74.1 pts per game (141st in D-1) while going 43.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Horned Frogs have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 128th in college basketball in giving up assists with 137 surrendered for the campaign. The Horned Frogs defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.2% (255 of 635) and they surrender 31.1 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 32.2% on 3-pointers while they are 49th in the nation in points per game allowed (61.7).

The last time they took the court, the Kansas Jayhawks got the win with a final of 88-61 when they faced Nevada. The Jayhawks snagged 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 37 for this game. They also coughed it up 14 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. Nevada was called for 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 68.8%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Kansas made 7 out of their 18 attempts (38.9%). Overall, the Jayhawks finished the game shooting 35 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. The Jayhawks permitted Nevada to convert 21 of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.5% for this game. They finished shooting 29.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 out of 27 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 from the charity stripe (68.8%). When discussing how they rebounded, Kansas allowed Nevada to snag 30 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Christian Braun was important for the Jayhawks in the game. He scored 22 points in his 32 minutes on the court and earned 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 8 of 14 for this contest for a rate of 57.1%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Kansas has a record of 10-1 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Jayhawks are connecting on 52.1% from the field, which is 3rd in college basketball. Kansas has earned 946 pts on the campaign (86.0 per contest) and they pull down 35.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 17.1 times per contest (26th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. The Jayhawks commit 15.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The Kansas defense allows 31.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (73 of 231) and their opponents are converting on 70.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.9 assists and 29.5 total rebounds per game, which is 86th and 17th in those categories. The Jayhawks on defense are ranked 149th in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.9. They are forcing 16.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (228th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take TCU

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