Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 12/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6-3) are hitting the road to Schollmaier Arena on Friday where they will take on the TCU Horned Frogs (5-2).

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played Missouri and earned the victory with a final of 76-71 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Fighting Irish left the arena with 19 and Missouri finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 21 tries from beyond the arc. Missouri finished the game shooting 68.0% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of 25 attempts. Moreover, Missouri grabbed 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Missouri earned 12 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In reference to defense, Notre Dame let their opponent shoot 44.4% from the field on 24 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 28 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Fighting Irish knocked down 15 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Notre Dame walked away from the contest having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and knocked down 11 out of their 33 3-point attempts.

Markus Burton is a guy who had an impact in this contest. He went 40.0% from the field and also distributed 10 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up with 18 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Notre Dame steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 6-3 for the campaign. They average 75.4 points per contest (231st in the country) while hitting 46.4% from the field. The Fighting Irish are shooting 34.7% on three-point shots (76 of 219) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Notre Dame is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 108 assists this year, which ranks 237th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.7 times per game and as a team they commit 18.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Fighting Irish are forcing 11.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 201st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 109 conceded for the year. The Fighting Irish defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.5% (206 of 496) and they relinquish 31.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 31.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 82nd in college in PPG allowed (67.7).

In their last game, the TCU Horned Frogs took home the win by a final score of 74-63 when they played Wisconsin. When discussing rebounds, TCU permitted Wisconsin to grab 32 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.0% from beyond the arc via 7 out of 28 and ended up going 16 of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Horned Frogs allowed Wisconsin to bury 20 out of 58 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 34.5% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Horned Frogs finished the game shooting 28 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, TCU converted 8 of their 14 attempts (57.1%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throws for a rate of 62.5%. Wisconsin committed 15 fouls for the matchup which got the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Horned Frogs were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in this contest.

David Punch ended up having an impact for the Horned Frogs in this contest. He buried 7 of 11 in this contest for a rate of 63.6%, and had 9 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup.

TCU has a record of 5-2 on the year. As an offensive team, the Horned Frogs are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which is ranked 228th in college hoops. TCU has scored 558 points for the year (79.7 per contest) and they collect 35.7 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per contest (113th in college) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Horned Frogs are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.9% from the free throw line.

The Horned Frogs on the defensive side of the court are 54th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 65.9. They are able to force 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the floor (56th in college). The TCU defense allows 30.1% on 3-point shots (49 of 163) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.9 dimes and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 216th and 130th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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