TCU Horned Frogs vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 1/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: Youtube TV

The TCU Horned Frogs (14-3) are headed to WVU Coliseum on Wednesday where they will play the West Virginia Mountaineers (10-7).

The TCU Horned Frogs stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas State and notched a win by a score of 82-68 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up walking away with 8 while Kansas State totaled 17 fouls. They also made 6 of 21 attempts from distance. Kansas State walked away from this one shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by making 6 of their 7 attempts. On top of that, Kansas State pulled down 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Kansas State doled out 15 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. With respect to the defense, TCU allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the field on 28 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in this game while creating 19 turnovers and having 15 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 38 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Horned Frogs made 13 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. TCU finished having earned a 46.5% field goal percentage (33 of 71) and knocked down 3 of their 19 three-point attempts.

Emanuel Miller is one player who had an impact in this game. He finished 52.9% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He was on the court for 34 minutes and snagged 8 boards. He accumulated 23 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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TCU heads into this contest with a mark of 14-3 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 14.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, TCU is pulling down 38.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 285 assists for the season, which ranks 52nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Horned Frogs are connecting on 28.8% on 3-pointers (90 of 313) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They average 78.1 pts per contest (53rd in D-1) while hitting 46.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Horned Frogs are forcing their opponents into 17.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are giving up 29.6% from 3-point land while they are 63rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.6). The Horned Frogs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.9% (408 of 998) and they concede 34.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 138th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 219 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers took a loss by a final score of 77-76 against Oklahoma. The Mountaineers corralled 15 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 for the game. They also coughed it up 4 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. Oklahoma earned 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 50.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, West Virginia converted 6 of their 13 tries (46.2%). When all was said and done, the Mountaineers finished 31 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 56.4%. The Mountaineers permitted Oklahoma to make 25 of their 45 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.6% for the game. They finished the game shooting 45.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 9 of 20 and ended up shooting 18 of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, West Virginia allowed Oklahoma to collect 27 in total (5 offensive).

Tre Mitchell ended up having an impact for the Mountaineers for this contest. He converted 7 out of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this matchup.

West Virginia has a win-loss record of 10-7 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mountaineers are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which is 63rd in the nation. West Virginia has scored 1,328 points so far this season (78.1 per contest) and they collect 34.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.9 times per contest (142nd in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The Mountaineers are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they connect on 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court are 189th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (204th in Division 1). The West Virginia defense gives up 33.9% from downtown (114 of 336) and opponents are knocking down 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.1 dimes and 31.8 boards per game, which ranks 142nd and 55th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take West Virginia

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