TCU Horned Frogs vs West Virginia Mountaineers Prediction, 3/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs West Virginia Mountaineers

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, WV

TV: ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-20) will try to defeat the TCU Horned Frogs (19-10) at WVU Coliseum on Wednesday.

The TCU Horned Frogs took the court against BYU and ended up losing by a score of 87-75 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Horned Frogs walked away with 19 while BYU accounted for 16 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 28 attempts from downtown. BYU walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 21 tries. Moreover, BYU snagged 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. BYU recorded 19 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. When talking about defense, TCU allowed 52.5% from the field on 32 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected 35 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs knocked down 9 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. TCU finished with a 40.8% FG percentage (29 of 71) and made 8 of 16 three-point shots.

Emanuel Miller is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played 34 mins and pulled down 9 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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TCU heads into this game with a win-loss record of 19-10 for the campaign. They are averaging 80.1 pts per game (45th in college basketball) while going 47.3% from the floor. The Horned Frogs are shooting 35.7% from downtown (189 of 529) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, TCU is snagging 37.1 boards per game and has accumulated 503 dimes for the season, which is 18th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.3 fouls every game.

On defense, the Horned Frogs are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 294th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 420 surrendered this season. The Horned Frogs defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.1% (734 of 1,665) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 150th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.1).

In their last game, the West Virginia Mountaineers went home defeated by a final of 81-70 when they played Texas Tech. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, West Virginia allowed Texas Tech to snag 30 in total (8 offensive). They shot 41.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 13 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 8 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Mountaineers permitted Texas Tech to knock down 31 of their 65 tries from the floor which had them at 47.7% in the game. Overall, the Mountaineers shot 25 for 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, West Virginia buried 9 of their 22 attempts (40.9%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. Texas Tech was called for 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 1 steal in the game. The Mountaineers collected 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the matchup.

Jesse Edwards pitched in for the Mountaineers for the matchup. He earned 18 points in his 30 mins of playing time and added 1 assist for the contest. He buried 8 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

West Virginia has a win-loss record of 9-20 this season. As an offensive unit, the Mountaineers are shooting 42.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 296th in the country. West Virginia has scored 2,012 pts on the campaign (69.4 per game) and they average 34.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 12.9 times per contest (202nd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. The Mountaineers are responsible for committing 15.2 fouls per game while shooting 71.5% from the free throw line.

The West Virginia defense allows 34.4% on shots from distance (261 of 758) and their opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 15.1 dimes and 36.1 boards every game, ranking them 333rd and 257th in the nation. The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court are 279th in college basketball in PPG given up with 75.3. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.8% from the field (190th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Virginia

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