TCU Horned Frogs vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The TCU Horned Frogs (15-11) are en route to Fifth Third Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats (15-11).

The TCU Horned Frogs stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Tech and took home the win by a score of 69-66 in their last game. TCU ended the game with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 out of 58) and made 6 of 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs converted 15 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 68.2%. In relation to getting rebounds, they compiled 33 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 9 dimes for the contest while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to the defense, TCU allowed 49.1% from the floor on 26 out of 53 shooting. Texas Tech distributed 19 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Texas Tech collected 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas Tech finished the game shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by converting 5 of 8 attempts. They knocked down 9 out of their 25 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Horned Frogs finished with 10 and Texas Tech finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Noah Reynolds is one player who was a factor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played for 32 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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TCU heads into this matchup with a record of 15-11 this season. They have an average of 68.2 points per outing (319th in college) while shooting 42.2% from the field. The Horned Frogs are connecting on 30.7% on 3-pointers (163 of 531) and 64.9% from the free throw line. As a team, TCU is snagging 34.4 boards per game and is sitting with 322 dimes for the year, which ranks 288th in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Horned Frogs are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 334th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 411 surrendered so far this season. The Horned Frogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.2% (641 of 1,451) and they surrender 33.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 31.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 68th in the country in PPG from their opponents (68.0).

In their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 62-59 when they faced West Virginia. Regarding rebounding, Cincinnati allowed West Virginia to pull down 39 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by going 6 of 18 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 from the charity stripe (85.7%). The Bearcats allowed West Virginia to bury 22 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them shooting 40.0% in this contest. In all, the Bearcats ended up shooting 25 out of 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.0%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Cincinnati knocked down 7 of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to make 2 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 28.6%. West Virginia had 10 fouls for the contest which took the Bearcats to the free throw line for 7 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 4 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. The Bearcats were able to collect 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup.

Day Day Thomas was important for the Bearcats in the game. He earned 13 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 15 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Cincinnati has a mark of 15-11 on the campaign. The Bearcats commit 13.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 65.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per game (163rd in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.1 times per contest. Cincinnati has accounted for 1,861 points for the campaign (71.6 per game) and they grab 34.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bearcats are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which is 143rd in Division 1.

The Cincinnati defense gives up 32.2% on 3-pointers (165 of 513) and opponents are converting on 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.7 dimes and 33.2 boards every game, ranking them 57th and 113th in college hoops. The Bearcats on the defensive side of the court are 24th in the country in PPG given up with 65.0. They are able to force 12.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (83rd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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