TCU Horned Frogs vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: CU Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The TCU Horned Frogs (16-14) are hitting the road to CU Events Center on Saturday where they will meet the Colorado Buffaloes (11-19).

The TCU Horned Frogs took the court against Baylor and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-58 in their last contest. TCU wrapped up the contest with a 34.5% field goal percentage (20 out of 58) and made 6 of 21 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs made 12 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 17 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 dimes in the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of defense, TCU allowed 44.0% from the floor on 22 of 50 shooting. Baylor distributed 17 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In addition, Baylor had 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Baylor went 78.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 14 attempts. They made 6 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up finishing with 15 while Baylor had 15 fouls.

Noah Reynolds is someone who played a role in this matchup. He totaled 16 points on 4 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and pulled down 2 boards. He ended up going 26.7% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

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TCU enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-14 so far this year. They currently have an average of 68.0 pts per contest (321st in the nation) while going 42.1% from the field. The Horned Frogs are shooting 30.2% on shots from 3-point land (184 of 610) and 65.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, TCU is pulling in 34.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 375 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 276th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a team are committing 15.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Horned Frogs have forced 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.2 personal fouls. They give up 31.2% on shots from downtown and they are 75th in college in PPG from their opponents (68.5). The Horned Frogs are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (745 of 1,686) and they relinquish 33.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 336th in D-1 in giving up assists with 470 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes went home defeated by a final of 91-75 when they played Texas Tech. In the matter of team rebounding, Colorado permitted Texas Tech to pull down 29 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 48.5% from three-point range by connecting on 16 out of 33 and finished the contest at 13 of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). The Buffaloes allowed Texas Tech to bury 31 out of 64 tries from the field which left them shooting 48.4% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Buffaloes finished 29 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 52.7%. With regard to three-point shots, Colorado made 3 out of their 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Texas Tech earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Buffaloes to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. The Buffaloes corralled 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 in the matchup.

Bangot Dak pitched in for the Buffaloes in this matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. He racked up 12 points in his 20 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the game.

Colorado has a mark of 11-19 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Buffaloes are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 179th in Division 1. Colorado has 2,097 pts on the season (69.9 per game) and they average 35.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 14.2 times per contest (134th in college) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. The Buffaloes commit 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Colorado defense gives up 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (237 of 692) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.2 dimes and 32.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 189th and 96th in college. The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 193rd in college in points allowed per game with 72.3. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (156th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take TCU

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