TCU Horned Frogs vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (17-5) will play the TCU Horned Frogs (12-10) at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday.

The TCU Horned Frogs took the court against West Virginia and earned the victory with a final of 65-60 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Horned Frogs finished with 9 and West Virginia recorded 18 fouls. They made 8 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. West Virginia finished shooting 40.0% from the free throw line by converting 2 of 5 shots. Moreover, West Virginia pulled down 21 rebounds (8 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. West Virginia earned 19 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. Concerning defending, TCU allowed 43.1% from the field on 25 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists for the game while forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs knocked down 20 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 87.0%. TCU walked away from the game with a 42.0% FG percentage (21 of 50) and knocked down 3 out of their 12 shots from beyond the arc.

Vasean Allette is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He accounted for 22 points on 8 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and collected 11 rebounds. He shot 44.4% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes.

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TCU steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 12-10 on the year. They have an average of 68.5 pts per contest (311th in Division 1) while going 42.2% from the floor. The Horned Frogs are hitting 31.2% on 3-pointers (143 of 459) and 64.6% from the free throw line. As a team, TCU is pulling in 34.3 boards per game and has earned 279 assists on the season, which ranks 285th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Horned Frogs are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 fouls. They currently rank 321st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 347 relinquished for the year. The Horned Frogs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.5% (535 of 1,230) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 30.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 60th in college in opponents PPG (67.1).

The last time they took the court, the Iowa State Cyclones went home defeated by a final of 69-52 against Kansas. The Cyclones collected 21 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for this game. They turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Kansas committed 14 personal fouls in this game which got the Cyclones to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of them for a rate of 55.0%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Iowa State made 3 of their 21 tries (14.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Cyclones finished shooting 19 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.6%. The Cyclones permitted Kansas to knock down 26 of their 55 tries from the floor which had them shooting 47.3% for this contest. They went 50.0% from three-point range by going 9 out of 18 and finished the contest at 8 out of 11 at the charity stripe (72.7%). With respect to rebounding, Iowa State permitted Kansas to pull down 32 in all (9 offensive).

Joshua Jefferson ended up having an impact for the Cyclones in this contest. He racked up 11 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 3 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 23.1%, and had 6 rebounds.

Iowa State has a mark of 17-5 this season. As an offense, the Cyclones are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks 44th in the country. Iowa State has accumulated 1,796 points so far this season (81.6 per game) and they collect 37.1 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per game (105th in the country) and they turn it over 11.0 times per game. The Cyclones are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the free throw line.

The Iowa State defense surrenders 34.2% on 3-point shots (173 of 506) and their opponents are connecting on 74.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.5 assists and 32.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 220th and 53rd in college hoops. The Cyclones are ranked 69th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.6. They have forced 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (82nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take TCU

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