BYU Cougars vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The BYU Cougars (10-4) are headed to Schollmaier Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the TCU Horned Frogs (8-6).

The BYU Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Tech and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-67 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Cougars left the arena with 13 and Texas Tech racked up 19 fouls. They made 10 of 28 tries from long range. Texas Tech ended up going 62.5% from the free throw line by making 10 of 16 tries. On top of that, Texas Tech snagged 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Texas Tech recorded 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, BYU allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the field on 26 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled 34 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cougars converted 12 of 21 shots for a rate of 57.1%. BYU walked away from the game with a 43.9% FG percentage (25 of 57) and buried 5 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Fousseyni Traore is a player who had an impact for this contest. He finished with 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 24 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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BYU comes into this one with a mark of 10-4 for the year. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, BYU is snagging 40.1 rebounds per contest and has 242 dimes this year, which ranks 90th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Cougars are connecting on 35.4% from downtown (147 of 415) and 68.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 81.4 points per outing (59th in D-1) while shooting 47.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are forcing 13.1 turnovers every game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They rank 68th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 172 relinquished for the season. The Cougars are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (322 of 778) and they relinquish 30.0 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 55th in college in PPG allowed (66.1).

The last time they took the court, the TCU Horned Frogs took a loss by a final score of 65-46 against Houston. In reference to attacking the glass, TCU allowed Houston to grab 28 in total (11 on the offensive side). They shot 42.1% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 out of 19 and finished the game at 5 of 9 at the free throw line (55.6%). The Horned Frogs permitted Houston to make 26 of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Horned Frogs went 20 for 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6%. Regarding shooting from distance, TCU made 3 of 18 tries (16.7%). They were able to make 3 of them for a rate of 42.9%. Houston was called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 7 attempts. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Horned Frogs collected 17 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for the game.

Noah Reynolds ended up being a major contributor for the Horned Frogs in the game. He scored 19 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 9 of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 56.3%, and added 2 rebounds.

TCU has a record of 8-6 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Horned Frogs are shooting 43.2% from the field, which ranks them 272nd in college hoops. TCU has scored 987 points for the season (70.5 per contest) and they pull in 35.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 13.4 times per game (229th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per contest. The Horned Frogs are committing 15.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 63.9% from the charity stripe.

The Horned Frogs defensively are ranked 48th in college in points given up per game with 65.6. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (119th in D-1). The TCU defense concedes 28.5% on shots from 3-point land (96 of 337) and their opposition makes 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.4 dimes and 34.4 total boards per game, which is 276th and 182nd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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