TCU Horned Frogs vs Old Dominion Monarchs Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Old Dominion Monarchs

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, HI

TV: ESPN

Stan Sheriff Center is the location where the Old Dominion Monarchs (3-6) will go up against the TCU Horned Frogs (8-1) on Thursday.

The TCU Horned Frogs stepped onto the hardwood against Arizona State and took home the win by a score of 79-59 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Horned Frogs walked away with 19 and Arizona State totaled 14 personal fouls. They buried 5 of their 20 shots from three-point range. Arizona State finished 66.7% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 21 shots. Furthermore, Arizona State snagged 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Arizona State recorded 11 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, TCU allowed the other team to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 20 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 40 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Horned Frogs converted 11 of their 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. TCU finished the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (31 out of 68) and buried 6 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land.

Emanuel Miller is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. He totaled 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He shot 42.9% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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TCU comes into this one with a win-loss record of 8-1 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, TCU is pulling in 39.3 boards per game and has tallied 189 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 34th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Horned Frogs are shooting 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc (55 of 170) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They average 87.4 points per contest (10th in the country) while going 50.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Horned Frogs are forcing 17.9 turnovers every game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They surrender 32.5% from 3-point land and they rank 73rd in the nation in PPG allowed (66.2). Horned Frogs defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (216 of 519) and they concede 32.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 94th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 121 relinquished this year.

For their last game, the Old Dominion Monarchs took a defeat with a final score of 84-69 when they played James Madison. The Monarchs pulled down 19 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 33 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. James Madison committed 13 fouls for this game which took the Monarchs to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 13 of them for a clip of 65.0%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Old Dominion buried 4 of their 22 tries (18.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Monarchs went 26 for 72 from the field which had them shooting 36.1%. The Monarchs allowed James Madison to convert 34 of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 54.0% for this game. They went 37.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). In relation to how they rebounded, Old Dominion allowed James Madison to pull down 41 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Chaunce Jenkins ended up being a major contributor for the Monarchs in this matchup. He converted 6 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this matchup.

Old Dominion has a win-loss record of 3-6 for the season. The Monarchs have committed 18.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 68.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.8 times per contest (332nd in the country) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per game. Old Dominion has scored 625 pts this season (69.4 per contest) and they average 35.0 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Monarchs are connecting on 42.9% from the floor, which is ranked 273rd in college basketball.

The Old Dominion defense surrenders 36.3% from downtown (81 of 223) and their opponents are making 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.1 assists and 36.6 rebounds every game, which is ranked 224th and 258th in those defensive categories. The Monarchs on defense are ranked 268th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 74.4. They have forced 12.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (239th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take TCU

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