Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 2/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Monday, February 20, 2023

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

TV: ESPN

The TCU Horned Frogs (18-9) are welcoming the Kansas Jayhawks (22-5) at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on Monday.

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with Baylor and earned the victory with a final of 87-71 in their last game. Kansas ended the contest with a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 of 57) and converted 6 of their 21 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Jayhawks made 23 of 27 tries for a percentage of 85.2%. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 17 assists in the matchup as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to the defense, Kansas let their opponent shoot 44.1% from the floor on 26 out of 59 shooting. Baylor recorded 8 assists and had 1 steal for the contest. On top of that, Baylor had 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Baylor finished the game at 56.3% from the free throw line by making 9 of 16 shots. They converted 10 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Jayhawks ended up with 14 while Baylor had 20 fouls.

Jalen Wilson is someone who came through for this contest. He scored 21 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also grabbed 13 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 37.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Kansas will play this contest with a record of 22-5 so far this year. They cough up possession 12.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.9 fouls every game. As a team, Kansas is collecting 36.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 465 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 10th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Jayhawks are hitting 35.3% on 3-pointers (195 of 552) and 72.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.0 pts per contest (57th in D-1) on 47.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Jayhawks are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 141st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (68.3). The Jayhawks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (647 of 1,562) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 45th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 293 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the TCU Horned Frogs went home victorious with a score of 100-75 when they played Oklahoma State. The Horned Frogs corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. Oklahoma State had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 63.6%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, TCU knocked down 8 of their 15 attempts (53.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Horned Frogs finished 39 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 68.4%. The Horned Frogs allowed Oklahoma State to bury 25 out of 54 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 46.3% in the game. They finished 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 10 of 30 and finished the contest at 15 out of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). When talking about how they rebounded, TCU permitted Oklahoma State to get 18 in all (5 offensive).

Emanuel Miller was important for the Horned Frogs in the matchup. He earned 18 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and totaled 5 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 8 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 5 rebounds.

TCU has a win-loss mark of 18-9 so far this season. The Horned Frogs are committing 15.9 fouls per contest while shooting 69.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.7 times per game (15th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest. TCU has scored 2,065 pts on the campaign (76.5 per game) and they snag 35.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Horned Frogs are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 51st in the country.

The Horned Frogs on defense are ranked 103rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.3. They are able to force 16.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (103rd in college basketball). The TCU defense gives up 30.9% on 3-point shots (170 of 550) and opponents are making 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.7 assists and 33.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 257th and 176th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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