UCF Knights vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

The UCF Knights (15-13) are headed to Schollmaier Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the TCU Horned Frogs (15-13).

The UCF Knights played Kansas State and earned the victory with a final of 80-76 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Knights left the arena with 23 while Kansas State totaled 20 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. Kansas State finished the contest at 71.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 21 attempts. Furthermore, Kansas State grabbed 29 rebounds (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. Kansas State recorded 14 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In relation to defense, UCF let their opponent shoot 41.5% from the floor on 27 out of 65 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 35 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knights buried 19 of their 25 shots for a rate of 76.0%. UCF ended the game with a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 of 60) and knocked down 7 of their 29 3-point attempts.

Keyshawn Hall is a player who was a factor in the game. He finished the game at 58.3% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He was on the court for 37 mins played and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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UCF heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 15-13 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, UCF is snagging 36.1 boards per contest and has 394 assists for the season, which is 174th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Knights are connecting on 33.1% on 3-point shots (236 of 713) and 77.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.9 points per contest (61st in college hoops) while going 42.3% from the field.

On defense, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They rank 315th in college in allowing assists with 423 conceded so far this year. The Knights defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.5% (807 of 1,772) and they surrender 38.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 33.6% from 3-point land and they are 348th in D-1 in PPG allowed (80.1).

In their last game, the TCU Horned Frogs took a loss by a final score of 73-55 against West Virginia. When talking about team rebounding, TCU allowed West Virginia to collect 28 overall (5 on the offensive side). They finished 42.3% from 3-point land by going 11 of 26 and ended up going 8 out of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Horned Frogs allowed West Virginia to make 27 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.9% for this game. Overall, the Horned Frogs walked away from this one shooting 20 for 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.2%. In reference to shots from downtown, TCU buried 3 out of 14 tries (21.4%). They were able to convert 12 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. West Virginia was called for 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Horned Frogs corralled 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this game.

Trazarien White ended up being important for the Horned Frogs for the game. He earned 11 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 4 out of 8 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

TCU has a win-loss record of 15-13 this year. The Horned Frogs have committed 15.4 fouls per contest and they go 65.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.3 times per game (286th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. TCU has earned 1,892 pts so far this year (67.6 per game) and they grab 34.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Horned Frogs are shooting 42.1% from the field, which ranks them 319th in college.

The TCU defense allows 31.3% on three-point shots (210 of 671) and their opposition makes 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 15.7 assists and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 339th and 124th in college. The Horned Frogs on the defensive end are ranked 74th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 68.4. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (228th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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