Arizona State Sun Devils vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 3/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Friday, March 17, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona State (+5)

The Arizona State Sun Devils (23-12) are headed to Ball Arena on Friday where they will compete against the TCU Horned Frogs (21-12). Arizona State is 5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 141.5.

The Arizona State Sun Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Nevada and walked away with a win by a score of 98-73 in their last contest. Arizona State walked away from the game with a 63.6% field goal percentage (35 of 55) and made 11 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Sun Devils converted 17 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 70.8%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 26 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 21 dimes in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of defending, Arizona State allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the field on 25 out of 52 shooting. Nevada recorded 19 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Additionally, Nevada pulled down 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Nevada finished 85.7% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 14 tries. They also made 11 out of their 21 attempts from distance. In regard to fouls, the Sun Devils finished with 17 while Nevada finished the game with 18 fouls.

DJ Horne is someone who was a factor in the game. He ended up going 70.0% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played 27 mins played and also collected 3 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Arizona State heads into this game with a mark of 23-12 on the campaign. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Arizona State is grabbing 36.6 boards per game and has 505 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 43rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Sun Devils are connecting on 31.9% on 3-point shots (266 of 834) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.1 points per outing (192nd in Division 1) while shooting 41.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Sun Devils are forcing 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 256th in college hoops in allowing assists with 444 relinquished so far this year. The Sun Devils are giving up a FG percentage of 40.0% (814 of 2,034) and they relinquish 38.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 34.1% from 3-point land and they are 114th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the TCU Horned Frogs went home defeated by a final of 66-60 against Texas. The Horned Frogs corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. Texas committed 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, TCU buried 8 of their 19 tries (42.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Horned Frogs ended up going 21 out of 59 from the field which had them sitting at 35.6%. The Horned Frogs permitted Texas to knock down 24 out of their 59 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7% in this game. They shot 14.3% from downtown by shooting 2 of 14 and ended up shooting 16 of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to rebounding, TCU permitted Texas to grab 36 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Mike Miles ended up being a factor for the Horned Frogs for this contest. He knocked down 6 out of 14 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 2 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 2 assists in this contest.

TCU has a win-loss mark of 21-12 this year. The Horned Frogs are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 70.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per game (18th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.2 times per game. TCU has scored 2,481 pts for the campaign (75.2 per game) and they average 35.8 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Horned Frogs are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which is ranked 108th in D-1.

The Horned Frogs on defense are ranked 116th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 67.9. They are able to force 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (110th in college basketball). The TCU defense gives up 30.4% on 3-pointers (204 of 672) and opponents are making 71.1% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.8 dimes and 34.7 rebounds every game, which is 263rd and 222nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU (-5)

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