TCU Horned Frogs vs Utah Utes Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: TCU Horned Frogs vs Utah Utes

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: TNT

The TCU Horned Frogs (11-6) are traveling to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Utah Utes (8-9).

The TCU Horned Frogs faced off with BYU and took a loss by a score of 76-70 in their last game. TCU ended having earned a 41.0% FG percentage (25 out of 61) and made 8 of their 27 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Horned Frogs converted 12 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to defense, TCU allowed the other team to shoot 35.3% from the floor on 24 of 68 shooting. BYU dished out 11 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. Furthermore, BYU collected 47 rebounds (19 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. BYU ended up going 79.3% at the charity stripe by burying 23 of 29 attempts. They also buried 5 out of their 24 attempts from downtown. When talking about fouls, the Horned Frogs left the arena with 22 while BYU finished the game with 19 fouls.

Tanner Toolson is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished 75.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played for 21 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He notched 20 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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TCU will enter this contest with a mark of 11-6 for the year. They currently have an average of 79.8 points per outing (123rd in the country) while hitting 45.7% from the floor. The Horned Frogs are hitting 34.3% on three-point shots (139 of 405) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, TCU is pulling in 36.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 281 assists on the year, which is 76th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Horned Frogs are able to force 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 255th in D-1 in giving up assists with 250 conceded on the year. The Horned Frogs defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 42.1% (415 of 985) and they surrender 33.1 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 32.9% on shots from distance and they rank 74th in college in opponents PPG (68.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah Utes took a defeat with a final score of 88-74 when they faced Texas Tech. In the matter of rebounds, Utah allowed Texas Tech to pull down 37 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 41.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 out of 31 and finished the game at 3 out of 5 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Utes allowed Texas Tech to knock down 36 of 70 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.4% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Utes ended up shooting 25 out of 58 from the floor which had them at 43.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Utah converted 12 of 25 tries (48.0%). They were able to convert 12 of them for a clip of 70.6%. Texas Tech earned 12 personal fouls in this game which got the Utes to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Utes recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this matchup.

Terrence Brown ended up having an impact for the Utes for the contest. He recorded 25 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 assists in this matchup. He converted 10 of 21 for this contest for a rate of 47.6%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 8-9 on the season. The Utes are committing 17.5 personal fouls per game and they go 74.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.1 times per game (199th in college) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. Utah has accumulated 1,363 points on the campaign (80.2 per contest) and they collect 35.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Utes are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 136th in D-1.

The Utes are ranked 331st in college in points per game surrendered with 81.1. They are forcing 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the field (321st in the nation). The Utah defense allows 33.9% on 3-point attempts (125 of 369) and opponents are converting on 69.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.5 assists and 37.2 boards every game, which ranks 199th and 305th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take TCU

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