TCU Horned Frogs vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: ESPN+

McKale Center is the location where the Arizona Wildcats (6-5) will try to defeat the TCU Horned Frogs (7-4) on Monday.

The TCU Horned Frogs took the court against Montana State and went home with a win by a final score of 82-48 in their last contest. TCU ended the game having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and converted 8 of their 23 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Horned Frogs buried 26 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 89.7%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 45 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning defending, TCU let their opponent shoot 35.2% from the field on 19 of 54 shooting. Montana State doled out 8 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Montana State snagged 19 boards (2 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Montana State shot 55.6% at the charity stripe by making 5 of their 9 attempts. They made 5 out of their 26 tries from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Horned Frogs ended up finishing with 14 and Montana State totaled 17 personal fouls.

Noah Reynolds is one player who was important for this game. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 1 of 5 shooting. He played for 29 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up going 20.0% from the field and also totaled 5 assists.

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TCU steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 7-4 for the campaign. They turn it over 11.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.9 fouls per contest. As a team, TCU is snagging 36.6 boards per game and has accumulated 159 dimes on the year, which ranks 256th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Horned Frogs are shooting 32.9% on 3-pointers (80 of 243) and 64.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.5 pts per game (257th in the country) while connecting on 43.3% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Horned Frogs are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 98th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 143 conceded on the season. The Horned Frogs are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.3% (252 of 625) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 28.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 30th in college in points per game allowed (63.8).

For their last game, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 94-41 when they played Central Michigan. The Wildcats pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. Central Michigan had 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of those for a percentage of 92.3%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Arizona knocked down 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). Overall, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 36 out of 66 from the field which had them shooting 54.5%. The Wildcats permitted Central Michigan to convert 14 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 25.9% for this contest. They shot 18.8% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 16 and finished the contest at 10 out of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Arizona allowed Central Michigan to snag 26 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Caleb Love ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for this contest. He buried 9 out of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 60.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 24 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist for the contest.

Arizona has a win-loss mark of 6-5 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 48.2% from the field, which is ranked 58th in D-1. Arizona has tallied 941 points so far this year (85.5 per game) and they average 42.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 17.3 times per game (34th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 17.2 fouls per contest and they go 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Arizona defense concedes 33.3% on shots from distance (97 of 291) and their opposition knocks down 68.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.1 dimes and 30.8 rebounds per contest, which is 190th and 30th in those categories. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 97th in the nation in points allowed per game with 67.6. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the floor (37th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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