TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (15-9) will try to beat the TCU Horned Frogs (17-7) at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday.

The TCU Horned Frogs took the court against West Virginia and took home the win by a score of 81-65 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Horned Frogs finished with 20 and West Virginia accounted for 16 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. West Virginia finished the game shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 18 tries. Additionally, West Virginia grabbed 28 rebounds (3 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. West Virginia recorded 13 assists and had 3 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, TCU let their opponent shoot 38.9% from the field on 21 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and getting 10 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs made 13 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. TCU finished the game with a 48.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 64) and knocked down 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Emanuel Miller is someone who was a contributor in the game. He ended up with 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 4 assists.

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TCU steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 17-7 for the year. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per game and as a team are committing 17.3 fouls per game. As a team, TCU is grabbing 37.4 boards per game and has earned 431 dimes so far this year, which ranks 12th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Horned Frogs are hitting 35.5% on shots from downtown (156 of 439) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They average 81.8 points per outing (28th in the nation) while hitting 48.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Horned Frogs have forced 15.3 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They give up 32.9% on shots from distance and they are 151st in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.9). The Horned Frogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (611 of 1,384) and they surrender 32.0 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 289th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 349 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 72-66 when they faced BYU. The Wildcats were able to snag 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this matchup. They also turned it over 16 times, while recording 2 steals for this game. BYU committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Kansas State made 6 of their 23 attempts (26.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats ended up shooting 25 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. The Wildcats permitted BYU to convert 27 of 63 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9% for the game. They finished 32.0% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 25 and finished the game at 10 of 21 at the free throw line (47.6%). When it comes to rebounding, Kansas State permitted BYU to grab 28 in total (6 offensive).

Arthur Kaluma ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats for the contest. He made 7 of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 assists for the contest.

Kansas State has a win-loss record of 15-9 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are hitting on 43.2% from the floor, which is 263rd in college basketball. Kansas State has totaled 1,726 points for the year (71.9 per game) and they average 38.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per game (114th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 15.0 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 17.1 fouls every game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 103rd in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 68.9. They have forced 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (25th in the nation). The Kansas State defense surrenders 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (172 of 551) and opponents are making 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.7 assists and 34.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 163rd and 180th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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