West Virginia Mountaineers vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 1/31/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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

TV: ESPNU

The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-8) are en route to Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the TCU Horned Frogs (16-5).

The West Virginia Mountaineers took the court against Auburn and went home with a win by a final score of 80-77 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up with 13 and Auburn recorded 21 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. Auburn ended up shooting 72.2% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 18 tries. Additionally, Auburn snagged 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Auburn dished out 15 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Concerning defending, West Virginia allowed the other team to go 49.2% from the field on 29 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 16 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountaineers buried 21 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. West Virginia ended having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and made 9 out of their 20 three-point shots.

Erik Stevenson is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He finished the game at 58.8% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He was on the court for 38 minutes and pulled down 6 boards. He finished with 31 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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West Virginia heads into this contest with a record of 13-8 this year. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.3 fouls per contest. As a team, West Virginia is pulling down 34.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 281 assists so far this season, which is 218th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers are hitting 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (151 of 429) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They average 77.1 pts per game (61st in the country) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 91st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 249 surrendered this year. The Mountaineers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.0% (496 of 1,128) and they concede 30.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 32.3% on three-point shots and they are 176th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the TCU Horned Frogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-74 when they faced Mississippi State. In the matter of rebounds, TCU permitted Mississippi State to grab 37 in total (11 offensive). They went 29.2% from 3-point land via 7 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). The Horned Frogs allowed Mississippi State to bury 29 out of 58 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Horned Frogs finished shooting 27 out of 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.7%. Regarding three-point shots, TCU converted 6 of their 27 tries (22.2%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.0%. Mississippi State committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 20 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Horned Frogs snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup.

Damion Baugh ended up having an impact for the Horned Frogs for the matchup. He racked up 19 points in his 45 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

TCU has a win-loss mark of 16-5 on the season. The Horned Frogs are committing 15.5 fouls per contest and they hit 71.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per contest (29th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per game. TCU has 1,628 points this year (77.5 per contest) and they grab 37.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Horned Frogs are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 98th in college basketball.

The TCU defense surrenders 29.5% from downtown (122 of 414) and their opponents are converting on 67.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.5 dimes and 34.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks 238th and 231st in college basketball. The Horned Frogs on the defensive side of the court are 65th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 65.0. They are forcing 16.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (56th 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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