Florida A&M Rattlers vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Florida A&M Rattlers (6-23 last year) are hitting the road to Schollmaier Arena on Monday where they will attempt to beat the TCU Horned Frogs (21-13 last season).

The Florida A&M Rattlers faced off with Bethune-Cookman and ended up losing by a score of 67-66 in their last game. Florida A&M walked away from the contest with a 40.3% FG percentage (25 out of 62) and buried 6 of 21 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Rattlers made 10 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of defending, Florida A&M allowed 41.4% from the field on 24 of 58 shooting. Bethune-Cookman recorded 7 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. In addition, Bethune-Cookman pulled down 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Bethune-Cookman finished the contest at 55.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 20 tries. They knocked down 8 of their 21 tries from distance. Concerning fouls, the Rattlers finished with 16 while Bethune-Cookman racked up 14 fouls.

Keith Lamar is a player who played a role for the contest. He left the arena with 17 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field but didn't record an assist.

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Florida A&M enters this game after finishing with a mark of 6-23 last season. They turned it over 15.2 times per game and as a team committed 18.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Florida A&M snagged 34.6 boards per game and totaled 414 dimes last season, which had them ranked 221st in college hoops in terms of passing. The Rattlers hit on 34.3% on three-point shots (170 of 495) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 67.2 points per game (325th in D-1) while connecting on 43.3% from the field.

On defense, the Rattlers forced 11.5 turnovers every game and they drew 15.0 personal fouls. They gave up 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they were ranked 319th in D-1 in opponents points per game (77.2). The Rattlers allowed a FG percentage of 44.9% (777 of 1,732) and they surrendered 36.5 boards per contest as a team. They were 55th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 378 conceded last year.

The last time they took the court, the TCU Horned Frogs took a loss by a score of 88-72 against Utah State. Regarding rebounding, TCU permitted Utah State to pull down 26 in total (4 on the offensive side). They went 42.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 19 and ended up going 14 of 15 from the free throw line (93.3%). The Horned Frogs permitted Utah State to convert 33 of their 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 55.0% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Horned Frogs finished shooting 24 for 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.8%. Concerning shooting from distance, TCU made 7 out of their 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.3%. Utah State had 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 22 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Horned Frogs recorded 17 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game.

JaKobe Coles ended up being a major contributor for the Horned Frogs for the contest. He scored 19 points in his 22 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He made 6 of 15 for the matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

TCU had a record of 21-13 last season. The Horned Frogs were responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 16.9 times per game (17th in Division 1) and they coughed up possession 12.9 times per contest. TCU totaled 2,687 pts throughout last season (79.0 per contest) and they snagged 37.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Horned Frogs shot 46.1% from the field, which ranked them 83rd in the nation.

The Horned Frogs were ranked 169th in college basketball in PPG given up with 71.7. They forced 14.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (258th in the country). The TCU defense allowed 33.0% on shots from distance (224 of 678) and their opposition made 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 14.5 dimes and 32.4 rebounds per contest, which had them ranked 302nd and 46th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida A&M

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