TCU Horned Frogs vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 2/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Baylor Bears

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022

Location: Ferrell Center in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN2

The Baylor Bears (21-5) will take on the TCU Horned Frogs (16-7) at Ferrell Center on Saturday.

The TCU Horned Frogs took the court against Iowa State and took a loss by a final of 54-51 in their last contest. TCU ended the contest having earned a 35.7% FG percentage (20 out of 56) and buried 3 out of their 18 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs made 8 of 11 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 36 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 14 assists for this game in addition to creating 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about defense, TCU allowed the other team to go 38.9% from the field on 21 out of 54 shooting. Iowa State distributed 13 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In addition, Iowa State collected 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Iowa State finished the contest at 63.6% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 11 shots. They converted 5 out of their 14 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up walking away with 15 and Iowa State recorded 13 fouls.

Eddie Lampkin is a player who played a role in this matchup. He accounted for 16 points on 8 out of 9 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and grabbed 9 boards. He ended up going 88.9% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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TCU heads into this game with a mark of 16-7 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.7 fouls every game. As a unit, TCU is collecting 40.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 322 assists for the year, which has them ranked 202nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Horned Frogs are hitting 29.9% from downtown (137 of 458) and 67.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 68.3 points per game (254th in college basketball) while connecting on 43.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Horned Frogs are forcing 12.8 turnovers every game and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are ranked 122nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 292 surrendered this season. The Horned Frogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (546 of 1,321) and they concede 30.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 36th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (63.4).

In their last game, the Baylor Bears went home defeated by a final of 83-73 against Texas Tech. The Bears earned 19 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the contest. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. Texas Tech was called for 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bears to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of them for a rate of 57.1%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Baylor converted 11 out of their 29 tries (37.9%). Overall, the Bears ended up going 25 out of 57 from the field which had them shooting 43.9%. The Bears allowed Texas Tech to make 26 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.4% for this contest. They shot 33.3% from downtown by hitting 7 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 30 at the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to rebounding, Baylor allowed Texas Tech to snag 39 in all (13 offensive).

James Akinjo ended up being a factor for the Bears for the contest. He made 6 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for the matchup.

Baylor has a mark of 21-5 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bears are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 38th in college basketball. Baylor has totaled 2,020 points so far this season (77.7 per game) and they grab 37.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.4 times per contest (20th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest. The Bears commit 16.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 68.2% from the charity stripe.

The Bears on the defensive side of the court are 31st in college hoops in PPG given up with 63.0. They are able to force 16.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (145th in D-1). The Baylor defense concedes 30.4% on shots from 3-point land (154 of 507) and opponents are knocking down 71.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.3 dimes and 31.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 161st and 38th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

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