Iowa State Cyclones vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (13-4) are on their way to Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the TCU Horned Frogs (13-4).

The Iowa State Cyclones stepped onto the hardwood against BYU and took a loss by a score of 87-72 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Cyclones walked away with 17 and BYU accounted for 19 personal fouls. They converted 13 of 35 attempts from downtown. BYU finished the game at 83.3% from the free throw line by burying 20 of 24 tries. Furthermore, BYU snagged 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. BYU totaled 21 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Iowa State allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the field on 27 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Cyclones knocked down 16 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 64.0%. Iowa State wrapped up the contest with a 44.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 59) and knocked down 4 out of their 14 3-point attempts.

Keshon Gilbert is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He shot 40.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He totaled 16 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Iowa State comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-4 so far this season. They turn it over 10.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.5 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Iowa State is pulling in 36.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 300 assists for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cyclones are hitting 34.7% from downtown (108 of 311) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They average 81.1 points per game (44th in college hoops) while hitting 48.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cyclones are able to force 18.1 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They rank 104th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 201 conceded so far this season. The Cyclones defense is giving up a FG percentage of 38.8% (340 of 877) and they concede 31.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 33.2% on shots from downtown while they are 6th in college basketball in opponents points per game (60.1).

The last time they took the court, the TCU Horned Frogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-77 when they played Cincinnati. When discussing rebounds, TCU permitted Cincinnati to snag 34 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They went 37.5% from distance by going 6 out of 16 and ended up going 11 of 21 at the free throw line (52.4%). The Horned Frogs permitted Cincinnati to make 32 out of their 61 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.5% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Horned Frogs finished the game shooting 30 out of 72 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.7%. In terms of three-point shots, TCU converted 11 of their 25 tries (44.0%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. Cincinnati earned 15 fouls for this game which got the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Horned Frogs collected 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in the game.

Trey Tennyson pitched in for the Horned Frogs in this contest. He accumulated 17 points in his 39 mins on the court and accumulated 2 dimes for the contest. He made 6 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

TCU has a win-loss mark of 13-4 for the campaign. The Horned Frogs commit 17.2 fouls every game and they shoot 72.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.9 times per contest (8th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.6 times per contest. TCU has accumulated 1,421 pts on the year (83.6 per game) and they pull in 39.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Horned Frogs are hitting on 48.5% from the field, which ranks 27th in the nation.

The TCU defense gives up 30.6% on 3-point attempts (102 of 333) and opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.5 assists and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 241st and 58th in college hoops. The Horned Frogs are ranked 105th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.6. They are forcing 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (177th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State

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