West Virginia Mountaineers vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 2/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Monday, February 12, 2024

Location: Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The West Virginia Mountaineers (8-15) are headed to Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the TCU Horned Frogs (16-7).

The West Virginia Mountaineers faced off with Texas and took a loss by a score of 94-58 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 10 and Texas totaled 20 fouls. They also buried 15 of their 32 tries from distance. Texas walked away from this one shooting 87.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 8 shots. Additionally, Texas collected 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Texas recorded 28 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, West Virginia allowed the other team to shoot 51.4% from the floor on 36 of 70 shooting. They also distributed 6 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 33 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers buried 13 of their 21 tries for a rate of 61.9%. West Virginia wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.2% FG percentage (21 out of 55) and made 3 of their 13 3-point attempts.

Jesse Edwards is someone who was a major contributor in the game. He finished the contest at 77.8% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He played for 24 minutes played and totaled 9 rebounds. He notched 17 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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West Virginia comes into this game with a record of 8-15 so far this year. They have an average of 68.0 points per game (314th in the country) while hitting 41.4% from the field. The Mountaineers are shooting 32.8% on three-point shots (156 of 476) and 71.5% from the free throw line. As a team, West Virginia is grabbing 34.7 boards per contest and has racked up 286 dimes this year, which ranks 286th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Mountaineers have forced 10.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 239th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (73.7). The Mountaineers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.4% (614 of 1,415) and they concede 36.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 280th in the country in allowing assists with 336 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the TCU Horned Frogs took a loss by a score of 71-59 when they played Iowa State. The Horned Frogs snagged 14 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 25 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. Iowa State earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 50.0%. In relation to 3-pointers, TCU converted 5 out of their 17 attempts (29.4%). In all, the Horned Frogs walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 52 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.2%. The Horned Frogs permitted Iowa State to bury 24 out of their 48 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this game. They wrapped up this game 42.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 of 19 and finished the game at 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, TCU permitted Iowa State to collect 22 overall (4 offensive).

Emanuel Miller pitched in for the Horned Frogs in the matchup. He racked up 18 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup. He made 8 out of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 6 rebounds.

TCU has a mark of 16-7 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Horned Frogs are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in college basketball. TCU has accounted for 1,882 points so far this year (81.8 per game) and they pull in 37.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.9 times per contest (11th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest. The Horned Frogs are responsible for committing 17.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 71.7% from the free throw line.

The Horned Frogs on the defensive side of the court are 161st in the country in points allowed per game with 71.1. They are forcing 15.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (234th in college basketball). The TCU defense gives up 32.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (152 of 462) and their opponents are connecting on 68.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.6 assists and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which ranks 309th and 33rd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take West Virginia

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