TCU Horned Frogs vs Utah Utes Prediction, 12/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Utah Utes

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: Youtube TV

Vivint Arena is the site where the Utah Utes (9-3) will play the TCU Horned Frogs (9-1) on Wednesday.

The TCU Horned Frogs faced MVSU and earned the victory with a final of 88-43 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Horned Frogs left the arena with 14 while MVSU recorded 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 0 of their 8 shots from 3-point land. MVSU walked away from this one shooting 36.8% at the free throw line by converting 7 of their 19 shots. Additionally, MVSU totaled 22 boards (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. MVSU distributed 8 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, TCU allowed the other team to go 38.3% from the floor on 18 out of 47 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 14 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled 41 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs buried 19 of 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. TCU wrapped up the contest with a 48.4% field goal percentage (30 of 62) and knocked down 9 of their 18 shots from distance.

Mike Miles is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played for 21 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He scored 15 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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TCU steps onto the court with a mark of 9-1 on the year. They are averaging 77.0 points per contest (100th in Division 1) on 45.2% from the field. The Horned Frogs are shooting 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 193) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, TCU is pulling in 39.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 166 assists for the year, which ranks 131st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Horned Frogs are forcing 17.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are 47th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 112 relinquished for the campaign. The Horned Frogs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.0% (226 of 579) and they concede 34.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 27.5% on shots from distance while they are 24th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (60.7).

In their last game, the Utah Utes took a loss by a final score of 75-66 when they played BYU. In regard to how they rebounded, Utah allowed BYU to snag 35 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 29.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 out of 24 and ended up shooting 16 out of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). The Utes allowed BYU to make 26 out of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Utes shot 24 for 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Utah buried 4 of their 20 attempts (20.0%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. BYU was called for 19 fouls in this contest which took the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Utes pulled down 30 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the game.

Branden Carlson ended up being a factor for the Utes in the game. He made 7 out of 14 in the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 6 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 32 minutes on the court and added 2 dimes for the matchup.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 9-3 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Utes are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 112th in the nation. Utah has scored 902 pts this season (75.2 per contest) and they average 43.6 boards per game. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (82nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Utes are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they go 68.1% from the charity stripe.

The Utes defensively are ranked 28th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 60.9. They are able to force 11.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 35.0% from the floor (4th in college hoops). The Utah defense concedes 25.7% on 3-point attempts (73 of 284) and opponents are knocking down 65.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 10.9 assists and 35.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 75th and 249th in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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