Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs TCU Horned Frogs Prediction, 12/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs TCU Horned Frogs

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Location: Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (5-7) are en route to Schollmaier Arena on Thursday where they will play the TCU Horned Frogs (7-3).

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Ecclesia College and took home the win by a score of 97-52 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 26 and Ecclesia College totaled 28 fouls. They converted 1 out of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. Ecclesia College shot 69.4% at the free throw line by burying 25 of their 36 shots. Furthermore, Ecclesia College grabbed 20 rebounds (4 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Ecclesia College recorded 5 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. When discussing defense, Oral Roberts allowed the other team to shoot 27.1% from the field on 13 out of 48 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in this matchup while creating 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected 43 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 29 of their 40 attempts for a rate of 72.5%. Oral Roberts ended the contest with a 55.8% field goal percentage (29 of 52) and converted 10 of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Connor Dow is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He was on the court for 27 mins and also pulled down 1 rebound. He finished with 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Oral Roberts will enter this contest with a record of 5-7 on the year. They turn it over 15.5 times per game and as a group they commit 19.6 fouls every game. As a team, Oral Roberts is grabbing 34.9 boards per game and has accumulated 143 assists this year, which ranks 250th in college in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are hitting 34.1% on 3-pointers (115 of 337) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.8 points per game (178th in the nation) while hitting 43.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They rank 225th in the nation in giving up assists with 150 surrendered so far this season. The Golden Eagles are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (327 of 724) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 32.8% on 3-pointers and they are 297th in college in points per game allowed (78.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the TCU Horned Frogs went home victorious with a score of 69-65 when they faced Incarnate Word. The Horned Frogs were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. Incarnate Word committed 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Horned Frogs to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to bury 18 of them for a percentage of 72.0%. In reference to 3-point attempts, TCU made 3 of 16 attempts (18.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Horned Frogs ended up shooting 24 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Horned Frogs permitted Incarnate Word to knock down 25 out of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.9% in this game. They finished 43.5% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 23 and ended up going 5 of 9 at the free throw line (55.6%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, TCU permitted Incarnate Word to grab 24 in total (5 offensive).

David Punch pitched in for the Horned Frogs for this contest. He converted 5 of 8 for the game for a rate of 62.5%, and earned 13 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this matchup.

TCU has a mark of 7-3 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Horned Frogs are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 198th in college. TCU has totaled 777 points on the season (77.7 per contest) and they pull in 34.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.1 times per contest (150th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. The Horned Frogs are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls every game while shooting 71.8% from the charity stripe.

The Horned Frogs are ranked 50th in college in points per game surrendered with 66.8. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (114th in college hoops). The TCU defense allows 32.9% on shots from distance (74 of 225) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.9 dimes and 32.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 276th and 89th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oral Roberts

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