TCU Horned Frogs vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 3/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: TCU (+2)

Viejas Arena is the location where the Seton Hall Pirates (21-10) will take on the TCU Horned Frogs (20-12) on Friday. TCU opens as 2-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 129.5.

The TCU Horned Frogs stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-62 in their last game. TCU walked away from the game with a 46.0% field goal percentage (23 out of 50) and knocked down 6 of their 15 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Horned Frogs knocked down 10 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 47.6%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing defending, TCU let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 30 of 60 shooting. Kansas earned 18 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, Kansas collected 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kansas went 81.8% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 11 tries. They also converted 6 of their 18 tries from long range. In reference to personal fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up finishing with 12 while Kansas accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Chuck O'Bannon is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He accumulated 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He played for 28 minutes played and collected 7 boards. He shot 75.0% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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TCU enters this contest with a win-loss record of 20-12 on the season. They cough up possession 14.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, TCU is pulling down 38.7 boards per game and is sitting with 436 dimes on the campaign, which is 122nd in the country in terms of passing. The Horned Frogs are shooting 30.4% on 3-point shots (178 of 586) and 66.8% from the charity stripe. They average 68.1 points per contest (257th in D-1) while shooting 44.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Horned Frogs are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 232nd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 416 surrendered on the season. The Horned Frogs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.3% (768 of 1,817) and they surrender 30.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 31.5% from 3-point land while they are 52nd in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (65.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Seton Hall Pirates took a loss by a score of 62-52 when they faced Connecticut. Concerning cleaning the glass, Seton Hall allowed Connecticut to snag 39 in total (14 offensive). They shot 30.0% from distance by shooting 6 out of 20 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Pirates allowed Connecticut to bury 22 out of their 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 36.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pirates went 20 for 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.7%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Seton Hall made 7 out of their 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to bury 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 55.6%. Connecticut earned 10 fouls in the game which got the Pirates to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Pirates were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 for this contest.

Myles Cale ended up being important for the Pirates in the game. He racked up 17 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup. He made 7 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a mark of 21-10 for the year. The Pirates have committed 15.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.4 times per game (341st in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest. Seton Hall has totaled 2,260 points for the year (72.9 per contest) and they pull down 38.9 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Pirates are connecting on 42.3% from the field, which ranks them 273rd in the country.

The Seton Hall defense surrenders 30.9% from downtown (196 of 635) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.4 dimes and 35.7 total boards per game, ranking them 86th and 243rd in college hoops. The Pirates are ranked 94th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 66.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (26th in college basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seton Hall (-2)

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