Arizona State Sun Devils vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN

The TCU Horned Frogs (7-1) will try to beat the Arizona State Sun Devils (6-3) at Dickies Arena on Saturday.

The Arizona State Sun Devils took the court against San Diego and took a loss by a score of 89-84 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Sun Devils ended up walking away with 12 and San Diego totaled 17 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of their 29 attempts from 3-point land. San Diego ended up shooting 73.3% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 15 shots. Moreover, San Diego totaled 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. San Diego earned 21 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. In regard to the defense, Arizona State allowed the other team to shoot 46.5% from the floor on 33 out of 71 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sun Devils knocked down 14 of 24 shots for a rate of 58.3%. Arizona State finished the game with a 47.5% FG percentage (29 of 61) and converted 12 of 29 3-point shots.

Jamiya Neal is one player who was a major factor in the game. He finished 50.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He played for 35 minutes played and collected 6 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Arizona State will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-3 this season. They have an average of 70.1 pts per contest (280th in D-1) while shooting 42.2% from the floor. The Sun Devils are shooting 30.6% on three-point attempts (57 of 186) and 61.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Arizona State is snagging 36.1 rebounds per game and has 117 assists so far this season, which is 272nd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 10.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.4 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Sun Devils have forced 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 fouls. They are relinquishing 28.9% on 3-pointers and they are 131st in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.0). The Sun Devils defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.1% (230 of 573) and they surrender 43.1 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 181st in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 123 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the TCU Horned Frogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-66 when they faced Clemson. The Horned Frogs recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the contest. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. Clemson committed 24 fouls in this contest which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for 33 attempts. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.8%. With respect to shots from distance, TCU buried 3 out of 16 tries (18.8%). In all, the Horned Frogs finished shooting 19 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.2%. The Horned Frogs permitted Clemson to convert 24 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 41.4% for the game. They went 25.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 out of 27 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). In regard to attacking the glass, TCU permitted Clemson to snag 39 in total (13 offensive).

Emanuel Miller was important for the Horned Frogs in this contest. He recorded 16 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

TCU has a win-loss record of 7-1 this season. As an offense, the Horned Frogs are shooting 51.1% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in college basketball. TCU has earned 708 points on the campaign (88.5 per contest) and they grab 39.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.6 times per game (4th in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest. The Horned Frogs are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 75.4% from the free throw line.

The Horned Frogs on defense are ranked 96th in the country in points per game surrendered with 67.1. They have forced 17.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (152nd in college basketball). The TCU defense allows 33.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (50 of 149) and their opponents are converting on 63.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.8 dimes and 31.9 boards every game, which ranks them 266th and 60th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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