Oklahoma Sooners vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 3/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The TCU Horned Frogs (20-11) will compete against the Oklahoma Sooners (20-11) at T-Mobile Center on Wednesday.

The Oklahoma Sooners stepped onto the hardwood against Texas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-80 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Sooners ended up walking away with 18 and Texas accounted for 17 fouls. They converted 6 out of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. Texas ended up going 95.7% when shooting free throws by making 22 of their 23 attempts. In addition, Texas snagged 22 rebounds (2 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas earned 18 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. In reference to the defense, Oklahoma allowed the other team to go 63.5% from the floor on 33 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 25 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Sooners made 14 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. Oklahoma finished with a 46.7% FG percentage (28 of 60) and converted 10 out of their 28 three-point attempts.

Rivaldo Soares is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also totaled 1 rebound. He finished shooting 77.8% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Oklahoma heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 20-11 on the season. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Oklahoma is snagging 35.4 boards per game and has 416 dimes so far this year, which ranks 175th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Sooners are hitting 34.4% on three-point attempts (231 of 671) and 74.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.5 points per contest (124th in college hoops) on 46.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Sooners are forcing 11.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are ranked 73rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 361 surrendered for the campaign. The Sooners defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.0% (757 of 1,802) and they relinquish 31.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 29.7% on shots from downtown while they are 79th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (68.5).

When they last played, the TCU Horned Frogs took a defeat with a final score of 79-77 against UCF. The Horned Frogs were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 30 in the game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. UCF was called for 24 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for a total of 32 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 65.6%. Pertaining to three-point shots, TCU knocked down 8 of 20 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Horned Frogs finished the game shooting 24 for 57 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.1%. The Horned Frogs allowed UCF to knock down 27 of their 55 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 49.1% in this matchup. They shot 42.9% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 14 and ended up going 19 out of 24 at the charity stripe (79.2%). With respect to rebounds, TCU allowed UCF to grab 33 in total (11 offensive).

Jameer Nelson ended up being important for the Horned Frogs for this contest. He made 5 of 7 for this game giving him a rate of 71.4%, but wasn't able to snag a rebound. He had 15 points in his 25 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists for the matchup.

TCU has a record of 20-11 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Horned Frogs are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 45th in Division 1. TCU has totaled 2,493 pts so far this year (80.4 per game) and they pull in 36.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 17.5 times per game (13th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.7 times per game. The Horned Frogs have committed 17.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The TCU defense gives up 32.5% on 3-point shots (200 of 615) and opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.5 assists and 32.4 rebounds every game, which is ranked 305th and 53rd in the nation. The Horned Frogs on the defensive end are ranked 169th in the nation in points given up per game with 71.6. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (239th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take TCU

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