TCU Horned Frogs vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 1/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Baylor Bears

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Baylor Bears (11-5) will try to defeat the TCU Horned Frogs (9-7) at Foster Pavilion on Sunday.

The TCU Horned Frogs faced off with Utah and ended up losing by a score of 73-65 in their last game. TCU ended having earned a 37.5% FG percentage (24 of 64) and buried 7 of 20 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs buried 10 of 21 tries for a percentage of 47.6%. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 31 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 10 dimes for this contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to defending, TCU let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the floor on 24 out of 49 shooting. Utah recorded 18 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Utah had 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Utah ended up going 65.5% at the free throw line by making 19 of their 29 shots. They also converted 6 out of their 21 attempts from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Horned Frogs finished with 19 and Utah recorded 18 fouls.

Vasean Allette is one guy who was a factor for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 37.5% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He played for 35 mins and totaled 9 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 9 out of 24 shooting.

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TCU enters this matchup with a record of 9-7 this season. They are averaging 70.2 pts per game (286th in college hoops) while connecting on 42.8% from the field. The Horned Frogs are hitting 33.2% on three-point attempts (114 of 343) and 62.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, TCU is collecting 34.6 boards per game and has earned 212 assists for the year, which is 295th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.8 times per game and as a team are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Horned Frogs are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They give up 29.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 52nd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (66.2). The Horned Frogs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.6% (384 of 901) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 212th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 235 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a final score of 81-70 against Arizona. The Bears were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. Arizona committed 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Bears to the charity stripe for 13 shots. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Baylor buried 6 of 20 tries (30.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bears shot 27 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.2%. The Bears allowed Arizona to knock down 29 out of their 54 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.7% in this contest. They finished 50.0% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 14 and ended up shooting 16 of 25 from the free throw line (64.0%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Baylor allowed Arizona to pull down 31 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Robert Wright III ended up having an impact for the Bears for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 16 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for the game.

Baylor has a mark of 11-5 so far this season. As an offense, the Bears are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 85th in the nation. Baylor has accumulated 1,302 pts for the season (81.4 per game) and they pull down 37.7 boards per game. They are getting an assist 16.2 times per contest (62nd in college) and they turn the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Bears commit 15.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Bears are ranked 92nd in the nation in points allowed per contest with 68.2. They have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (161st in college hoops). The Baylor defense concedes 36.9% on 3-point shots (132 of 358) and their opponents are connecting on 66.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 15.0 assists and 32.1 total boards per game, which ranks 308th and 63rd in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take TCU

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