Baylor Bears vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: Big 12 Network

Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena is where the TCU Horned Frogs (10-1) will go up against the Baylor Bears (14-0) on Saturday.

The Baylor Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Oklahoma and earned the victory with a final of 84-74 in their last game. Baylor ended the game having earned a 56.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 55) and buried 6 of their 14 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Bears converted 16 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 dimes in the game while creating 16 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With regard to defense, Baylor allowed the other team to go 55.8% from the floor on 29 of 52 shooting. Oklahoma totaled 18 dimes and had 14 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Oklahoma grabbed 15 rebounds (3 offensive, 12 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oklahoma went 84.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 13 shots. They made 5 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Bears ended up with 17 and Oklahoma had 19 fouls.

James Akinjo is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up scoring 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. He finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Baylor steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 14-0 for the season. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Baylor is collecting 39.9 boards per game and has 261 assists for the season, which ranks 6th in the country in terms of passing. The Bears are shooting 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (121 of 333) and 67.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.3 points per outing (12th in D-1) while shooting 49.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bears have forced 18.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 fouls. They currently rank 194th in college basketball in giving up assists with 164 relinquished so far this year. The Bears are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.6% (305 of 752) and they concede 29.6 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 29.4% on shots from distance and they rank 18th in the nation in opponents points per game (59.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the TCU Horned Frogs walked away with a victory by a final of 90-55 against Grambling. In reference to rebounding, TCU allowed Grambling to get 18 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 20.0% from downtown by going 1 out of 5 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 13 at the free throw line (46.2%). The Horned Frogs permitted Grambling to make 24 of their 57 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 42.1% for the contest. Overall, the Horned Frogs ended up shooting 30 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 47.6%. When it comes to three-point shots, TCU made 11 out of 26 attempts (42.3%). They were able to knock down 19 of them for a rate of 73.1%. Grambling committed 19 fouls in this contest which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Horned Frogs were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 49 for the matchup.

Emanuel Miller ended up being a major contributor for the Horned Frogs in the game. He scored 18 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for this game. He made 6 of 9 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

TCU has a win-loss mark of 10-1 so far this year. As an offense, the Horned Frogs are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which is ranked 235th in the nation. TCU has totaled 815 points on the season (74.1 per game) and they snag 43.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per game (101st in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. The Horned Frogs commit 13.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Horned Frogs are ranked 44th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 61.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (77th in D-1). The TCU defense gives up 32.2% on shots from distance (75 of 233) and their opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their foul shots. They give up 12.5 assists and 31.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 175th and 38th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take TCU

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