Southern Jaguars vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

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

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The TCU Horned Frogs (22-13 last year) will take on the Southern Jaguars (15-17 last season) at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on Monday.

The Southern Jaguars faced off with Alabama A&M and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-63 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Jaguars finished with 25 while Alabama A&M totaled 21 fouls. They buried 7 of 19 attempts from three-point range. Alabama A&M finished shooting 74.3% from the free throw line by making 26 of their 35 tries. On top of that, Alabama A&M pulled down 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Alabama A&M doled out 12 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Southern allowed 46.8% from the floor on 22 out of 47 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 22 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Jaguars buried 19 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. Southern walked away from the contest having earned a 37.7% FG percentage (20 out of 53) and made 4 of 19 shots from 3-point land.

Brion Whitley is one player who came through for this game. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and totaled 4 boards. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Southern will enter this contest after finishing with a record of 15-17 last year. They turned it over 14.6 times per game and as a unit committed 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a basketball team, Southern pulled in 32.4 rebounds per game and accounted for 451 dimes throughout last season, which ranked 132nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Jaguars hit on 33.1% on 3-pointers (244 of 737) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They averaged 71.9 points per contest (177th in the nation) on 42.9% from the field.

On defense, the Jaguars forced their opponents into 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 17.5 personal fouls. They relinquished 33.1% from 3-point land and they were 218th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (71.3). The Jaguars defense gave up a FG percentage of 44.0% (766 of 1,741) and they surrendered 35.5 boards per contest as a team. They were ranked 282nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 457 relinquished last season.

The last time they took the court, the TCU Horned Frogs took a loss by a final score of 84-81 against Gonzaga. The Horned Frogs collected 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this game. They also turned it over 9 times, while earning 3 steals for the contest. Gonzaga committed 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. Regarding three-point shots, TCU knocked down 9 out of their 25 attempts (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Horned Frogs finished 30 out of 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8%. The Horned Frogs permitted Gonzaga to make 30 out of their 67 tries from the floor which left them shooting 44.8% in the matchup. They finished 32.0% from three-point range by going 8 of 25 and ended up going 16 of 25 from the free throw line (64.0%). In the matter of rebounding, TCU allowed Gonzaga to grab 40 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Mike Miles pitched in for the Horned Frogs for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 13 for the contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He earned 24 points in his 39 mins on the court and added 4 assists for the game.

TCU had a record of 22-13 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Horned Frogs hit 45.3% from the field, which ranked them 129th in college basketball. TCU earned 2,634 pts last year (75.3 per game) and they averaged 35.8 boards per game. They earned an assist 16.1 times per contest (18th in D-1) and they lost possession via turnover 11.9 times per game. The Horned Frogs committed 16.5 fouls every game and they hit 69.9% from the free throw line.

The TCU defense conceded 30.8% on 3-point attempts (220 of 714) and their opposition made 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 13.7 assists and 34.9 boards every game, which ranked them 255th and 229th in the country. The Horned Frogs on the defensive end were ranked 126th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 68.4. They forced 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (119th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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