Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 11/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The TCU Horned Frogs (1-0) will play the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (0-1) at Schollmaier Arena on Friday.

The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against UNC Greensboro and went home with a loss by a final score of 73-64 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 20 while UNC Greensboro racked up 11 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 31 tries from long range. UNC Greensboro ended up shooting 85.0% at the free throw line by converting 17 of their 20 attempts. In addition, UNC Greensboro snagged 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UNC Greensboro earned 10 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. When it comes to the defense, Florida Gulf Coast allowed 36.1% from the floor on 22 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 34 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Eagles made 9 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Florida Gulf Coast ended having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (23 out of 58) and buried 9 out of their 30 three-point shots.

Dallion Johnson is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He finished the game at 37.5% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away with 15 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

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Florida Gulf Coast steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 0-1 for the season. They turn it over 8.0 times per game and as a team are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Florida Gulf Coast is pulling in 34.0 rebounds per contest and has 11 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 291st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles are shooting 30.0% on three-point shots (9 of 30) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They average 64.0 points per contest (287th in Division 1) while shooting 39.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Eagles are able to force 7.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 11.0 fouls. They rank 128th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 10 relinquished for the season. The Eagles defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.1% (22 of 61) and they concede 41.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 38.7% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 219th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the TCU Horned Frogs walked away with a victory by a final of 105-59 when they faced Florida A&M. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, TCU allowed Florida A&M to get 26 in all (7 offensive). They wrapped up this game 23.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 of 34 and ended up going 15 of 21 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The Horned Frogs permitted Florida A&M to convert 18 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.3% for the game. In all, the Horned Frogs shot 41 for 75 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, TCU converted 14 of 30 tries (46.7%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a percentage of 56.3%. Florida A&M committed 15 fouls for this game which got the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They gave up possession 5 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Horned Frogs earned 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this matchup.

Vasean Allette was important for the Horned Frogs in this game. He made 9 of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for the game.

TCU has a win-loss mark of 1-0 for the campaign. The Horned Frogs commit 21.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 56.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.0 times per contest (9th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 5.0 times per game. TCU has accounted for 105 points for the campaign (105.0 per game) and they collect 47.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Horned Frogs are hitting on 54.7% from the field, which is 62nd in college basketball.

The Horned Frogs on the defensive end are ranked 102nd in the country in points given up per game with 59.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 33.3% from the floor (75th in college basketball). The TCU defense concedes 23.5% on shots from 3-point land (8 of 34) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 8.0 assists and 29.0 total boards per game, which ranks 92nd and 89th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take TCU

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