Central Arkansas Bears vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 12/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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

TV: Youtube TV

The Central Arkansas Bears (5-7) are en route to Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the TCU Horned Frogs (10-1).

The Central Arkansas Bears played Little Rock and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-66 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 22 while Little Rock recorded 17 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 25 shots from distance. Little Rock finished the game at 79.2% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of 24 shots. Moreover, Little Rock snagged 46 boards (15 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Little Rock distributed 12 assists and had 4 steals for this game. When it comes to defense, Central Arkansas allowed their opponent to shoot 38.1% from the field on 24 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bears made 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Central Arkansas finished the game with a 37.7% FG percentage (23 of 61) and made 7 of their 23 3-point attempts.

Camren Hunter is a player who played a role for the matchup. He finished shooting 29.4% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and also snagged 6 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 5 out of 17 shooting.

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Central Arkansas comes into this matchup with a record of 5-7 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.8 pts per game (145th in the country) while connecting on 42.4% from the field. The Bears are shooting 33.5% on shots from distance (109 of 325) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Central Arkansas is grabbing 37.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 147 assists this year, which is 295th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.0 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bears are forcing 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 14.3 fouls. They are conceding 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 347th in the country in points per game allowed (78.3). The Bears defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 46.4% (344 of 742) and they surrender 37.3 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 210th in the country in allowing assists with 162 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the TCU Horned Frogs went home victorious with a score of 75-71 when they played Utah. In the matter of rebounds, TCU allowed Utah to pull down 34 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 34.8% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 of 23 and finished the contest at 13 out of 21 from the free throw line (61.9%). The Horned Frogs permitted Utah to make 25 out of their 54 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Horned Frogs finished shooting 29 for 67 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.3%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, TCU buried 5 out of 16 tries (31.3%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 63.2%. Utah was called for 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 12 steals for the game. The Horned Frogs snagged 17 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this matchup.

Emanuel Miller ended up being a factor for the Horned Frogs for the matchup. He accumulated 21 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 9 out of 14 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 7 rebounds.

TCU has a mark of 10-1 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Horned Frogs are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which ranks them 170th in the nation. TCU has accumulated 845 points on the campaign (76.8 per game) and they grab 39.1 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.5 times per contest (36th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.6 times per contest. The Horned Frogs commit 15.3 fouls per game while shooting 69.2% from the free throw line.

The Horned Frogs on the defensive end are ranked 36th in college hoops in PPG given up with 61.6. They have forced 17.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (52nd in D-1). The TCU defense concedes 28.3% from downtown (58 of 205) and their opponents are converting on 64.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 11.5 dimes and 34.1 boards per game, which is ranked 109th and 190th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Arkansas

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