Santa Clara Broncos vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 11/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Santa Clara Broncos vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024

Location: Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, CA

TV: ESPN+

Acrisure Arena is the location where the TCU Horned Frogs (4-1) will take on the Santa Clara Broncos (2-4) on Thursday.

The Santa Clara Broncos faced off with Stanford and took a loss by a score of 71-69 in their last game. Santa Clara ended having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (22 of 53) and converted 4 out of their 19 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Broncos made 21 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 80.8%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 34 with 11 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 dimes for this game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to defense, Santa Clara allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 28 of 63 shooting. Stanford totaled 17 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. Moreover, Stanford snagged 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Stanford ended up shooting 47.6% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 21 tries. They buried 5 of 13 attempts from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Broncos ended up with 20 while Stanford recorded 19 personal fouls.

Christoph Tilly is someone who was a factor for this contest. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He played for 20 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Santa Clara will play this contest with a mark of 2-4 this season. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Santa Clara is snagging 37.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 76 assists so far this year, which ranks 283rd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Broncos are hitting 29.4% on 3-point shots (48 of 163) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.2 points per game (174th in the country) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

On defense, the Broncos have forced 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from distance and they are 285th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.2). The Broncos defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (155 of 350) and they concede 36.2 boards per contest as a unit. They are ranked 277th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 96 surrendered this season.

For their last game, the TCU Horned Frogs took home the win by a final score of 71-48 when they faced Alcorn State. Regarding rebounding, TCU allowed Alcorn State to snag 32 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 30.8% from distance by shooting 4 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 12 at the charity stripe (83.3%). The Horned Frogs allowed Alcorn State to bury 17 of their 56 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 30.4% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Horned Frogs ended up shooting 25 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. In terms of three-point shots, TCU made 11 out of their 32 tries (34.4%). They were able to convert 10 of them for a rate of 52.6%. Alcorn State committed 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Horned Frogs earned 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup.

Trazarien White ended up being a factor for the Horned Frogs in the game. He totaled 14 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this contest. He made 5 out of 12 in the matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

TCU has a record of 4-1 this season. As an offense, the Horned Frogs are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 128th in college hoops. TCU has accumulated 383 pts on the campaign (76.6 per contest) and they collect 36.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.8 times per game (57th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game. The Horned Frogs have committed 17.2 fouls per game and they shoot 58.3% from the free throw line.

The TCU defense allows 28.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (32 of 113) and opponents are knocking down 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.0 assists and 31.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 86th and 60th in the nation. The Horned Frogs on the defensive side of the court are 28th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 61.0. They are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.0% from the floor (60th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Santa Clara

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