TCU Horned Frogs vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN2

T-Mobile Arena is the location where the Texas Longhorns (21-10) will go up against the TCU Horned Frogs (19-11) on Thursday.

The TCU Horned Frogs took the court against West Virginia and took a loss by a final of 70-64 in their last game. TCU ended with a 42.3% FG percentage (22 of 52) and knocked down 5 out of their 16 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs converted 15 of their 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 9 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In terms of defending, TCU allowed the other team to shoot 39.3% from the field on 24 out of 61 shooting. West Virginia totaled 13 assists and had 7 steals in the game. On top of that, West Virginia grabbed 33 boards (13 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. West Virginia finished 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of 21 tries. They also converted 4 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up walking away with 21 and West Virginia recorded 15 fouls.

Micah Peavy is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He shot 42.9% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He saw the court for 24 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He totaled 12 points on 3 out of 7 shooting.

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TCU will enter this matchup with a mark of 19-11 on the year. They cough up possession 14.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, TCU is pulling in 38.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 414 assists on the season, which has them ranked 133rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Horned Frogs are hitting 29.9% on 3-pointers (167 of 558) and 67.7% from the free throw line. They average 68.4 points per game (252nd in Division 1) while hitting 44.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Horned Frogs are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 188th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 386 surrendered on the year. The Horned Frogs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.0% (716 of 1,703) and they relinquish 30.5 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 31.3% on shots from distance and they are 49th in college hoops in opponents points per game (64.8).

The last time they took the court, the Texas Longhorns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-63 against Kansas. When talking about team rebounding, Texas permitted Kansas to get 47 overall (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 35.3% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 17 and ended up going 28 of 36 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Longhorns allowed Kansas to convert 18 of 58 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 31.0% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Longhorns finished the game shooting 21 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 33.9%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Texas made 8 out of their 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to make 13 of those for a rate of 68.4%. Kansas committed 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Longhorns collected 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game.

Courtney Ramey pitched in for the Longhorns in the matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and had 7 rebounds.

Texas has a record of 21-10 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Longhorns are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which is 170th in Division 1. Texas has accounted for 2,127 pts on the campaign (68.6 per game) and they pull in 33.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.1 times per game (175th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Longhorns commit 17.5 fouls every game and they go 75.3% from the charity stripe.

The Texas defense surrenders 31.6% on 3-point shots (168 of 531) and opponents are converting on 67.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 9.2 dimes and 32.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 5th and 53rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Longhorns defensively are ranked 6th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 59.5. They have forced 15.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the floor (64th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas and under the total points

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