Kansas State Wildcats vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: CBSSN

The TCU Horned Frogs (7-5) are welcoming the Kansas State Wildcats (7-5) at Schollmaier Arena on Saturday.

The Kansas State Wildcats faced Cincinnati and went home with a win by a final score of 70-67 in their last game. Kansas State ended the game having earned a 43.6% FG percentage (24 of 55) and knocked down 6 of their 20 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 27 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Kansas State allowed 46.7% from the field on 28 out of 60 shooting. Cincinnati recorded 11 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Moreover, Cincinnati had 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Cincinnati finished the game shooting 57.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 4 of 7 shots. They also converted 7 of 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 8 and Cincinnati accounted for 16 fouls.

Coleman Hawkins is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field and earned 3 dimes. He played 36 minutes and grabbed 10 boards. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Kansas State heads into this one with a record of 7-5 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.8 fouls every game. As a team, Kansas State is snagging 35.1 boards per game and is sitting with 204 assists for the campaign, which is 132nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are hitting 35.7% on 3-pointers (109 of 305) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.4 pts per game (137th in the nation) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats have forced 13.8 turnovers every game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They are 108th in college in giving up assists with 158 surrendered on the season. The Wildcats defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (309 of 708) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 34.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 168th in college in PPG from their opponents (70.7).

In their last game, the TCU Horned Frogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-81 when they faced Arizona. In reference to cleaning the glass, TCU permitted Arizona to get 27 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 31.8% from three-point range by going 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 21 from the charity stripe (81.0%). The Horned Frogs allowed Arizona to convert 33 of their 58 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 56.9% in this game. When the game finished, the Horned Frogs walked away from this one shooting 29 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.0%. When discussing 3-pointers, TCU converted 9 of 23 attempts (39.1%). They were able to bury 14 of them for a rate of 77.8%. Arizona was called for 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Horned Frogs collected 15 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this matchup.

Noah Reynolds ended up having an impact for the Horned Frogs for the game. He recorded 23 points in his 37 mins on the court and totaled 7 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 9 of 16 in this contest for a rate of 56.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

TCU has a record of 7-5 on the year. The Horned Frogs commit 15.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 65.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (158th in college) and they cough up possession 11.2 times per game. TCU has tallied 878 pts for the season (73.2 per contest) and they pull in 36.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Horned Frogs are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 254th in the nation.

The TCU defense surrenders 28.3% from downtown (82 of 290) and their opponents are making 74.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.3 dimes and 33.7 boards per game, which ranks them 271st and 149th in college. The Horned Frogs are ranked 63rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 66.0. They are able to force 14.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (117th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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