TCU Horned Frogs vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN2

The TCU Horned Frogs (12-3) are traveling to James H. Hilton Coliseum on Saturday where they will go up against the Iowa State Cyclones (14-4).

The TCU Horned Frogs faced off with Oklahoma State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 57-56 in their last contest. TCU finished the contest with a 34.5% field goal percentage (19 out of 55) and converted 7 out of their 20 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs buried 11 of 17 tries for a rate of 64.7%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 40 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding the defense, TCU let their opponent shoot 35.2% from the field on 19 out of 54 shooting. Oklahoma State earned 8 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Moreover, Oklahoma State collected 32 rebounds (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oklahoma State finished 56.5% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 23 attempts. They also converted 6 of their 19 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up finishing with 20 while Oklahoma State accounted for 15 personal fouls.

Chuck O'Bannon is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He ended up scoring 13 points on 4 out of 5 shooting. He played 25 minutes and totaled 7 rebounds. He ended up going 80.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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TCU heads into this game with a record of 12-3 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, TCU is grabbing 42.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 217 dimes on the campaign, which is 198th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Horned Frogs are connecting on 31.3% on three-point attempts (94 of 300) and 67.2% from the charity stripe. They average 70.3 points per outing (218th in college basketball) while connecting on 42.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Horned Frogs are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.3 fouls. They relinquish 32.7% from beyond the arc while they are 27th in college basketball in PPG allowed (61.8). The Horned Frogs defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.6% (348 of 857) and they surrender 31.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 74th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 180 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Iowa State Cyclones went home defeated by a final of 72-60 against Texas Tech. The Cyclones earned 17 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the matchup. They coughed it up 16 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. Texas Tech was called for 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Cyclones to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to bury 9 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Iowa State converted 5 of 26 attempts (19.2%). When the game finished, the Cyclones went 23 for 63 from the floor which had them sitting at 36.5%. The Cyclones permitted Texas Tech to make 20 out of their 46 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% for the contest. They went 18.8% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 16 and ended up going 29 of 38 from the charity stripe (76.3%). In reference to how they rebounded, Iowa State allowed Texas Tech to get 36 overall (10 offensive).

Caleb Grill was important for the Cyclones for this game. He earned 17 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes. He buried 6 of 10 for the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Iowa State has a record of 14-4 on the year. The Cyclones commit 18.8 fouls every game while shooting 70.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per contest (113th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per game. Iowa State has tallied 1,266 points on the campaign (70.3 per game) and they pull in 34.2 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Cyclones are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 136th in college hoops.

The Iowa State defense surrenders 26.7% on shots from beyond the arc (92 of 344) and their opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 9.8 dimes and 31.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 22nd and 55th in college basketball. The Cyclones on the defensive end are ranked 18th in college basketball in points given up per game with 60.0. They are able to force 17.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the floor (66th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa State

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