Kansas State Wildcats vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

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

TV: Youtube TV

The TCU Horned Frogs (13-2) will compete against the Kansas State Wildcats (15-1) at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on Saturday.

The Kansas State Wildcats faced off with Oklahoma State and earned the victory with a final of 65-57 in their last contest. Kansas State finished the contest with a 35.6% field goal percentage (21 of 59) and made 9 of their 27 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 14 of their 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 15 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to the defense, Kansas State let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the floor on 22 out of 66 shooting. Oklahoma State earned 13 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Additionally, Oklahoma State totaled 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Oklahoma State finished shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of 9 tries. They also converted 5 out of their 22 tries from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 11 while Oklahoma State recorded 17 fouls.

Markquis Nowell is one guy who was important for the matchup. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He walked away with 20 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Kansas State will take the court with a record of 15-1 so far this year. They are averaging 78.8 pts per contest (46th in the country) while going 47.2% from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (117 of 329) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Kansas State is collecting 35.5 boards per game and has racked up 302 dimes for the year, which ranks 11th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.9 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 16.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They rank 158th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 200 surrendered this year. The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 41.9% (373 of 891) and they concede 32.9 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 30.9% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 110th in college basketball in opponents points per game (66.3).

In their last game, the TCU Horned Frogs took a loss by a final score of 69-67 against Iowa State. The Horned Frogs recorded 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 25 in the matchup. They turned it over 18 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. Iowa State had 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 28 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 57.1%. When talking about 3-point shots, TCU knocked down 7 out of their 15 attempts (46.7%). When the game finished, the Horned Frogs walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 44 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Horned Frogs permitted Iowa State to convert 31 out of 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 52.5% in the game. They finished shooting 25.0% from beyond the perimeter via 4 out of 16 and finished the contest at 3 of 9 at the free throw line (33.3%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, TCU allowed Iowa State to grab 30 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Mike Miles pitched in for the Horned Frogs for this contest. He had 18 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He converted 5 of 9 in this contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

TCU has a record of 13-2 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Horned Frogs are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which is ranked 125th in Division 1. TCU has scored 1,170 pts so far this season (78.0 per game) and they snag 38.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.8 times per contest (22nd in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per game. The Horned Frogs have committed 15.2 fouls per contest and they go 70.3% from the free throw line.

The TCU defense allows 29.9% on shots from beyond the arc (89 of 298) and opponents are knocking down 64.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.4 dimes and 34.5 boards per game, ranking them 169th and 211th in those categories. The Horned Frogs defensively are ranked 46th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 63.5. They are able to force 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.1% from the floor (46th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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