TCU Horned Frogs vs Texas Tech Red Raiders Prediction, 2/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Texas Tech Red Raiders

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Location: United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, TX

TV: ESPN+

The TCU Horned Frogs (18-7) are headed to United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-7).

The TCU Horned Frogs stepped onto the hardwood against Kansas State and walked away with a win by a score of 75-72 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up finishing with 21 and Kansas State finished the game with 21 fouls. They also buried 1 out of their 15 shots from 3-point range. Kansas State went 86.2% when shooting free throws by converting 25 of 29 tries. Furthermore, Kansas State pulled down 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Kansas State recorded 10 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In the matter of defense, TCU allowed the other team to shoot 47.9% from the floor on 23 of 48 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes for this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 13 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs made 21 of their 30 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. TCU ended the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 out of 56) and converted 6 of 14 shots from beyond the arc.

Micah Peavy is one player who was important in this contest. He totaled 26 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 2 assists.

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TCU heads into this one with a win-loss record of 18-7 so far this season. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, TCU is collecting 37.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 444 assists for the campaign, which is 17th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Horned Frogs are hitting 35.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (162 of 453) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 81.5 pts per contest (28th in the country) while hitting 48.4% from the field.

On defense, the Horned Frogs are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 153rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.9). The Horned Frogs defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (634 of 1,432) and they relinquish 31.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 271st in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 359 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Texas Tech Red Raiders took a loss by a score of 82-74 when they faced Iowa State. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Texas Tech allowed Iowa State to get 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 31.6% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 19 and ended up going 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Red Raiders permitted Iowa State to convert 33 of 70 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1% in this contest. Overall, the Red Raiders finished the game shooting 24 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3%. With regard to three-point shots, Texas Tech knocked down 8 of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. Iowa State was called for 20 fouls for this contest which got the Red Raiders to the free throw line for 22 shots. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Red Raiders were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 for this game.

Joe Toussaint ended up having an impact for the Red Raiders for this game. He had 16 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 4 dimes for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 9 in the game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 1 rebound.

Texas Tech has a mark of 18-7 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Red Raiders are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 101st in the nation. Texas Tech has totaled 1,908 points on the year (76.3 per contest) and they collect 35.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per contest (70th in the nation) and they cough up possession 10.8 times per game. The Red Raiders have committed 14.2 fouls per contest and they hit 77.6% from the free throw line.

The Red Raiders defensively are ranked 82nd in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 68.2. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (114th in college basketball). The Texas Tech defense allows 33.0% on 3-point attempts (190 of 576) and their opponents are connecting on 69.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.6 assists and 33.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 79th and 105th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take TCU

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