Colorado Buffaloes vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 2/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Buffaloes vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

Schollmaier Arena is the location where the TCU Horned Frogs (10-10) will go up against the Colorado Buffaloes (9-11) on Sunday.

The Colorado Buffaloes faced off with Arizona State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-68 in their last game. Colorado ended the contest with a 43.1% FG percentage (25 of 58) and made 4 of their 17 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Buffaloes made 14 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 31 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 8 assists in the game while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning the defense, Colorado allowed 44.9% from the floor on 22 of 49 shooting. Arizona State totaled 11 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Furthermore, Arizona State collected 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arizona State ended up shooting 73.1% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 26 attempts. They also converted 7 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Buffaloes left the arena with 19 and Arizona State finished the game with 19 fouls.

Trevor Baskin is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up going 63.6% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 minutes and pulled down 4 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Colorado will play this game with a win-loss record of 9-11 so far this year. They cough up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.2 fouls every game. As a team, Colorado is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per contest and has 304 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 153rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Buffaloes are shooting 34.3% on shots from distance (138 of 402) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.6 points per game (235th in Division 1) while shooting 45.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Buffaloes are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They give up 33.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 213th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.4). The Buffaloes are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (506 of 1,173) and they concede 32.8 boards per game as a team. They rank 82nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 249 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the TCU Horned Frogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-57 against Texas Tech. The Horned Frogs were able to pull down 16 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Texas Tech was called for 17 fouls for this contest which took the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 54.5%. Pertaining to shots from distance, TCU made 5 out of 18 attempts (27.8%). When all was said and done, the Horned Frogs went 20 for 57 from the floor which had them sitting at 35.1%. The Horned Frogs permitted Texas Tech to make 23 of their 49 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.9% in the matchup. They shot 32.3% from downtown by going 10 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 21 at the free throw line (71.4%). In relation to rebounds, TCU allowed Texas Tech to grab 31 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Noah Reynolds ended up being a factor for the Horned Frogs for the contest. He racked up 14 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and tallied 3 assists in this matchup. He made 6 of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 1 rebound.

TCU has a record of 10-10 this year. The Horned Frogs have committed 15.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 63.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.7 times per contest (267th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per game. TCU has totaled 1,373 points this year (68.7 per game) and they grab 34.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Horned Frogs are shooting 42.1% from the field, which ranks 315th in D-1.

The TCU defense concedes 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (149 of 486) and opponents are making 72.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 15.5 dimes and 34.4 total boards per game, which is 330th and 184th in the country. The Horned Frogs are ranked 79th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (181st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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