TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN+

Allen Fieldhouse is the site where the Kansas Jayhawks (12-1) will meet the TCU Horned Frogs (11-2) on Saturday.

The TCU Horned Frogs faced off with Texas A&M Commerce and went home with a win by a final score of 77-42 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up with 7 while Texas A&M Commerce had 21 fouls. They buried 2 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Texas A&M Commerce ended up going 33.3% when shooting free throws by making 2 of their 6 shots. Additionally, Texas A&M Commerce pulled down 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Texas A&M Commerce doled out 12 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, TCU allowed 32.2% from the floor on 19 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 51 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs buried 12 of 24 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. TCU finished having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (31 of 64) and knocked down 3 out of their 15 three-point shots.

Avery Anderson is one player who was a factor for this game. He finished the contest at 55.6% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes. He played for 28 minutes played and grabbed 2 boards. He ended up scoring 13 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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TCU comes into this game with a mark of 11-2 this year. They average 85.8 pts per contest (14th in the nation) while going 49.9% from the floor. The Horned Frogs are shooting 32.8% on three-point shots (76 of 232) and 74.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, TCU is pulling in 40.2 boards per game and has totaled 253 assists so far this season, which ranks 13th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a team they commit 17.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Horned Frogs are forcing 16.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are 125th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 161 relinquished for the year. The Horned Frogs defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (308 of 744) and they concede 30.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They concede 30.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 86th in the country in opponents points per game (66.5).

In their last game, the Kansas Jayhawks took home the win by a final score of 86-67 against Wichita State. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Kansas allowed Wichita State to get 32 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.0% from distance by hitting 4 of 20 and ended up going 7 out of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Jayhawks allowed Wichita State to make 28 of their 66 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.4% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Jayhawks finished shooting 31 for 74 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Kansas buried 7 out of 27 tries (25.9%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a clip of 89.5%. Wichita State earned 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Jayhawks recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the matchup.

Hunter Dickinson ended up being a factor for the Jayhawks in the game. He tallied 22 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and totaled 4 assists for the contest. He buried 10 out of 17 for this game for a rate of 58.8%, and totaled 13 rebounds.

Kansas has a record of 12-1 so far this season. The Jayhawks are committing 14.0 personal fouls per game and they go 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.5 times per game (2nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per game. Kansas has 1,035 pts for the year (79.6 per game) and they snag 38.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Jayhawks are hitting on 50.5% from the field, which ranks 11th in the country.

The Jayhawks defensively are ranked 56th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 65.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.3% from the floor (17th in college basketball). The Kansas defense gives up 30.2% on shots from 3-point land (100 of 331) and their opponents are making 67.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.2 dimes and 33.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 76th and 88th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take TCU

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