TCU Horned Frogs vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The TCU Horned Frogs (18-10) are on their way to United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Texas Tech Red Raiders (16-12).

The TCU Horned Frogs took the court against Kansas and ended up losing by a score of 63-58 in their last game. TCU finished with a 30.3% FG percentage (20 out of 66) and made 5 out of their 18 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs buried 13 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 39 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding the defense, TCU allowed the other team to go 39.4% from the floor on 26 of 66 shooting. Kansas distributed 19 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Kansas had 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Kansas ended up shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 12 tries. They buried 3 of their 16 tries from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Horned Frogs finished with 14 and Kansas recorded 17 personal fouls.

JaKobe Coles is a player who came through in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 17 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He walked away with 12 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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TCU heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 18-10 for the season. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, TCU is grabbing 35.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 463 assists for the season, which is 19th in the nation in terms of passing. The Horned Frogs are hitting 29.1% on shots from downtown (143 of 491) and 69.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.8 points per outing (83rd in D-1) while hitting 46.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Horned Frogs have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are 259th in college basketball in giving up assists with 390 conceded on the campaign. The Horned Frogs are giving up a FG percentage of 42.2% (688 of 1,631) and they concede 34.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 30.6% on 3-pointers while they are 97th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (67.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Texas Tech Red Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 74-63 when they faced Oklahoma. Concerning attacking the glass, Texas Tech allowed Oklahoma to collect 19 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 27.3% from three-point range by going 9 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Red Raiders allowed Oklahoma to make 21 out of their 59 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 35.6% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Red Raiders ended up going 29 out of 47 from the floor which had them sitting at 61.7%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Texas Tech knocked down 7 of their 12 tries (58.3%). They were able to bury 9 of them for a rate of 64.3%. Oklahoma was called for 12 personal fouls for the game which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for 14 tries. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Red Raiders were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 36 for this contest.

Fardaws Aimaq ended up being important for the Red Raiders in the matchup. He totaled 19 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for this contest. He made 9 of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Texas Tech has a record of 16-12 on the season. As an offense, the Red Raiders are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks 69th in college basketball. Texas Tech has scored 2,072 points on the campaign (74.0 per contest) and they snag 35.1 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per contest (197th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per contest. The Red Raiders commit 15.8 fouls per game and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Texas Tech defense surrenders 32.6% on 3-point attempts (228 of 699) and their opponents are converting on 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.1 dimes and 32.4 boards per contest, which is 208th and 83rd in the nation. The Red Raiders on defense are ranked 130th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 68.2. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (70th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas Tech

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