Utah Utes vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

Schollmaier Arena is the site where the TCU Horned Frogs (9-6) will try to beat the Utah Utes (9-6) on Wednesday.

The Utah Utes faced off with Oklahoma State and notched a win by a score of 83-62 in their last game. Utah walked away from the game having earned a 55.6% field goal percentage (30 of 54) and buried 6 out of their 15 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Utes converted 17 of 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists for the game while forcing 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of the defense, Utah allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 22 of 66 shooting. Oklahoma State recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. On top of that, Oklahoma State snagged 37 boards (15 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Oklahoma State went 54.5% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 22 tries. They converted 6 of their 23 attempts from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Utes ended up finishing with 22 while Oklahoma State finished the game with 19 fouls.

Ezra Ausar is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He recorded 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 17 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Utah will play this contest with a win-loss record of 9-6 so far this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.8 fouls per game. As a team, Utah is snagging 40.1 boards per game and has earned 307 assists this season, which is 12th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Utes are connecting on 35.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (146 of 414) and 63.8% from the free throw line. They average 81.1 pts per contest (57th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Utes have forced 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They surrender 32.1% on 3-point shots and they are 142nd in the country in points per game allowed (70.2). The Utes defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.0% (363 of 907) and they relinquish 35.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 68th in college in giving up assists with 187 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the TCU Horned Frogs walked away with a victory by a final of 71-67 against BYU. When discussing cleaning the glass, TCU permitted BYU to collect 31 in total (4 on the offensive side). They finished 37.5% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 24 and ended up going 14 of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Horned Frogs allowed BYU to convert 22 of 46 attempts from the floor which had them at 47.8% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Horned Frogs shot 25 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. Concerning 3-point attempts, TCU buried 9 out of 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 63.2%. BYU had 17 fouls in the game which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Horned Frogs were able to pull down 13 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 18 for the contest.

Noah Reynolds was important for the Horned Frogs for this game. He knocked down 8 out of 18 for the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the game.

TCU has a win-loss record of 9-6 for the campaign. The Horned Frogs commit 15.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 63.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.5 times per game (216th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest. TCU has earned 1,058 points on the year (70.5 per game) and they collect 34.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Horned Frogs are shooting 43.1% from the floor, which is 278th in the nation.

The Horned Frogs on the defensive end are ranked 43rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 65.7. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (138th in the nation). The TCU defense concedes 29.1% on 3-pointers (105 of 361) and opponents are connecting on 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.5 dimes and 34.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 284th and 173rd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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