LSU Tigers vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

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

TV: ESPN2

The LSU Tigers (16-4) are hitting the road to Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the TCU Horned Frogs (13-4).

The LSU Tigers took the court against Texas A&M and took home the win by a score of 70-64 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Tigers finished with 22 and Texas A&M finished the game with 25 fouls. They also made 9 of their 26 shots from distance. Texas A&M finished the game at 65.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 20 tries. Furthermore, Texas A&M snagged 28 boards (11 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. Texas A&M recorded 10 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, LSU allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 21 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 24 of their 35 attempts for a percentage of 68.6%. LSU walked away from the contest with a 42.6% field goal percentage (20 out of 47) and made 6 out of their 13 shots from beyond the arc.

Eric Gaines is a player who came through for the contest. He went 30.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He played for 32 mins played and also collected 6 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points on 3 of 10 shooting.

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LSU will take the court with a record of 16-4 this year. They are averaging 73.2 pts per game (149th in Division 1) while hitting 44.3% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 32.7% from downtown (134 of 410) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, LSU is grabbing 39.7 rebounds per game and has tallied 245 dimes for the year, which is 191st in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 18.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 26.9% on 3-pointers and they rank 8th in the country in PPG allowed (58.4). The Tigers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 35.9% (395 of 1,099) and they concede 35.0 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 124th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 218 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the TCU Horned Frogs took a loss by a final score of 73-50 against Texas. When talking about rebounding, TCU allowed Texas to grab 40 overall (14 on the offensive glass). They shot 44.4% from three-point range by connecting on 8 of 18 and ended up going 7 of 12 from the free throw line (58.3%). The Horned Frogs permitted Texas to convert 29 out of 65 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.6% for the matchup. Overall, the Horned Frogs finished shooting 18 out of 50 from the field which had them sitting at 36.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, TCU made 2 out of their 16 attempts (12.5%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. Texas committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Horned Frogs earned 17 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 24 for the matchup.

Emanuel Miller ended up being important for the Horned Frogs for the game. He made 5 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and earned 3 rebounds. He tallied 13 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

TCU has a record of 13-4 for the year. The Horned Frogs are responsible for committing 14.0 fouls per contest and they go 66.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (137th in the country) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per game. TCU has accounted for 1,163 pts this year (68.4 per contest) and they snag 41.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Horned Frogs are shooting 42.5% from the floor, which ranks 265th in the nation.

The Horned Frogs on defense are ranked 25th in D-1 in PPG given up with 61.4. They have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (53rd in college basketball). The TCU defense allows 31.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (116 of 365) and their opposition makes 66.0% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.4 dimes and 31.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 167th and 48th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LSU

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