West Virginia Mountaineers vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 2/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: West Virginia Mountaineers vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The TCU Horned Frogs (11-10) are welcoming the West Virginia Mountaineers (14-7) at Schollmaier Arena on Wednesday.

The West Virginia Mountaineers played Cincinnati and notched a win by a score of 63-50 in their last contest. West Virginia ended having earned a 49.0% FG percentage (25 out of 51) and converted 9 of 18 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Mountaineers knocked down 4 of their 6 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 14 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of the defense, West Virginia allowed their opponent to shoot 31.5% from the field on 17 out of 54 shooting. Cincinnati distributed 11 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Cincinnati totaled 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Cincinnati walked away from this one shooting 91.7% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 12 attempts. They also converted 5 out of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 15 while Cincinnati totaled 9 personal fouls.

Javon Small is a player who was a factor for the game. He scored 19 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He played 36 mins played and snagged 1 board. He shot 42.9% from the field and distributed 9 assists.

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West Virginia heads into this matchup with a record of 14-7 this season. They cough up possession 10.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, West Virginia is snagging 33.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 282 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 263rd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Mountaineers are hitting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (186 of 560) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.7 points per contest (290th in the nation) while hitting 42.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 29.0% from beyond the arc and they are 17th in the country in PPG from their opponents (63.6). The Mountaineers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.0% (474 of 1,184) and they surrender 36.8 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 11th in college in allowing assists with 215 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the TCU Horned Frogs got the win with a final of 68-57 when they faced Colorado. The Horned Frogs collected 12 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 19 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. Colorado earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for 17 tries. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.6%. With respect to 3-point attempts, TCU knocked down 8 of their 24 tries (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Horned Frogs finished 24 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. The Horned Frogs permitted Colorado to knock down 21 of 45 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7% in this game. They shot 31.3% from beyond the arc by going 5 of 16 and ended up going 10 out of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). When discussing team rebounding, TCU allowed Colorado to grab 31 in all (8 on the offensive side).

David Punch ended up being a major contributor for the Horned Frogs for this game. He earned 19 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

TCU has a win-loss record of 11-10 on the campaign. The Horned Frogs are committing 15.6 fouls per contest and they hit 63.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.9 times per contest (253rd in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.9 times per game. TCU has scored 1,441 points on the campaign (68.6 per contest) and they grab 34.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Horned Frogs are connecting on 42.2% from the floor, which is ranked 313th in Division 1.

The Horned Frogs on the defensive side of the court are 62nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.5. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (176th in college hoops). The TCU defense gives up 30.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (154 of 502) and opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 15.6 assists and 34.3 total boards per game, which ranks them 334th and 177th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take West Virginia

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