Baylor Bears vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena is where the TCU Horned Frogs (17-7) will go up against the Baylor Bears (17-6) on Saturday.

The Baylor Bears faced off with Texas Tech and took home the win by a score of 89-62 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Bears walked away with 13 and Texas Tech totaled 15 fouls. They buried 5 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range. Texas Tech finished shooting 81.8% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 11 tries. In addition, Texas Tech grabbed 23 boards (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Texas Tech doled out 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Baylor allowed the other team to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bears knocked down 9 of 13 shots for a percentage of 69.2%. Baylor ended the game having earned a 53.8% field goal percentage (35 of 65) and converted 10 of their 24 3-point shots.

Jalen Bridges is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He went 58.3% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 26 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. He racked up 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks Tonight

Baylor enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 17-6 this year. They average 78.9 points per contest (31st in the country) while shooting 44.7% from the field. The Bears are hitting 35.8% on 3-pointers (212 of 593) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Baylor is pulling in 36.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 354 assists this year, which is 78th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bears have forced 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 279th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 340 conceded on the campaign. The Bears are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (567 of 1,281) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 32.6% from 3-point land and they rank 168th in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.0).

When they last played, the TCU Horned Frogs took a defeat with a final score of 82-61 against Kansas State. The Horned Frogs were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 28 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. Kansas State was called for 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to make 8 of those for a percentage of 61.5%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, TCU knocked down 3 out of 17 attempts (17.6%). Overall, the Horned Frogs finished the game shooting 25 for 57 from the field which had them sitting at 43.9%. The Horned Frogs permitted Kansas State to bury 28 out of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.9% in this matchup. They went 36.8% from three-point range by hitting 7 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, TCU allowed Kansas State to snag 33 overall (9 offensive).

Damion Baugh ended up being a major contributor for the Horned Frogs for the contest. He had 16 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

TCU has a record of 17-7 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Horned Frogs are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which ranks them 98th in the nation. TCU has tallied 1,838 pts for the campaign (76.6 per contest) and they pull down 36.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.2 times per game (21st in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per game. The Horned Frogs are committing 15.9 fouls per game and they go 71.6% from the charity stripe.

The Horned Frogs on defense are ranked 93rd in the country in points given up per game with 66.6. They have forced 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (85th in the country). The TCU defense gives up 30.2% on shots from distance (143 of 474) and opponents are making 68.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.8 assists and 34.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 255th and 240th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here