Vanderbilt Commodores vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Vanderbilt Commodores (8-1) are traveling to Dickies Arena on Sunday where they will take on the TCU Horned Frogs (5-3).

The Vanderbilt Commodores stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia Tech and went home with a win by a final score of 80-64 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Commodores ended up finishing with 11 and Virginia Tech accounted for 16 fouls. They converted 8 of their 29 shots from three-point range. Virginia Tech ended up shooting 76.9% when shooting free throws by burying 10 of 13 tries. Furthermore, Virginia Tech grabbed 34 boards (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Virginia Tech doled out 11 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defending, Vanderbilt allowed their opponent to shoot 38.3% from the floor on 23 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected a total of 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Commodores converted 13 of their 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. Vanderbilt ended the contest with a 52.7% FG percentage (29 out of 55) and converted 9 out of their 27 3-point attempts.

Jason Edwards is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished with 19 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 21 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Vanderbilt steps onto the court with a record of 8-1 on the year. They turn the ball over 9.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Vanderbilt is pulling down 36.0 boards per game and is sitting with 136 dimes on the year, which is 105th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Commodores are connecting on 30.5% on 3-pointers (74 of 243) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 83.6 pts per game (45th in Division 1) while hitting 48.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Commodores have forced 15.4 turnovers every game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They give up 35.7% on shots from distance while they are 133rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.0). The Commodores are giving up a FG percentage of 42.4% (224 of 528) and they relinquish 35.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 132nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 102 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the TCU Horned Frogs got the victory with a final of 76-72 when they faced Xavier. With respect to attacking the glass, TCU permitted Xavier to snag 27 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 32.1% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 28 and ended up going 7 out of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Horned Frogs allowed Xavier to convert 28 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Horned Frogs finished shooting 28 for 60 from the field which had them sitting at 46.7%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, TCU converted 6 out of their 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a clip of 77.8%. Xavier had 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Horned Frogs to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 13 steals for the game. The Horned Frogs were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the matchup.

Frankie Collins ended up being a factor for the Horned Frogs in this contest. He had 16 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists for this game. He buried 7 of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

TCU has a win-loss record of 5-3 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Horned Frogs are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is 241st in Division 1. TCU has totaled 583 pts so far this season (72.9 per game) and they pull in 36.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per contest (165th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per game. The Horned Frogs are committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they go 61.1% from the free throw line.

The Horned Frogs on defense are ranked 57th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 65.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (115th in the country). The TCU defense surrenders 29.4% from downtown (57 of 194) and their opponents are converting on 72.8% of their foul shots. They give up 13.8 assists and 35.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 244th and 203rd in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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