The TCU Horned Frogs (13-4, 2-3 Big 12) welcome the Texas Longhorns (11-7, 3-3 Big 12) to Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena as they look to prolong their eight-game home winning streak. The game starts at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.
Texas Longhorns vs. TCU Horned Frogs Betting Prediction
The Longhorns will be looking for similar success after just getting past the No. 20 Oklahoma Sooners in their last contest, 75-72. Texas made good use of their 25 trips to the free throw line, making 20 of them (80.0 percent). Oklahoma, meanwhile, was 11-13 (84.6 percent). Dylan Osetkowski led the way for Texas, contributing 15 points and 11 rebounds.
In the Horned Frogs’ last matchup, they fell to the Kansas State Wildcats, 65-55. Kansas State’s turnover percentage was the team’s largest advantage over TCU. The Wildcats posted a mark of 10.7 (stronger than their season average of 15.7), while the Horned Frogs had a rate of 25.5 (above their season average of 15.6). TCU’s JD Miller had 11 points and seven rebounds in the game.
After splitting two games last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. The Horned Frogs won the last contest 87-71. The Horned Frogs had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (39.3 vs. 18.5) and had a much better turnover percentage (8.3 vs. 16.1).
This battle pits one of the NCAA’s top offenses against one of its elite defenses as TCU ranks 51st in effective field goal percentage (0.550) and Texas is 55th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.470).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Texas ranks 10th in assists allowed per game (9.9) while TCU ranks 154th (13.8).
The Horned Frogs rank 41st in three pointers allowed per game (19.5) while the Longhorns rank 122nd (22.1).
TCU ranks 105th in rebounds per game (36.8) while Texas ranks 144th in rebounds allowed per game (35.1).
The Longhorns rank 33rd in blocks per game (4.6) while the Horned Frogs rank 66th (3.9).
Texas is 12th in the country with 4.8 steals allowed per game while TCU is 42nd with 5.5 steals allowed per game.
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The Longhorns have been outscored by an average of 0.2 points in their last five games. For the season, Texas has defeated opponents by an average of 6.4 points.
During their last five games, the Horned Frogs have scored an average of 76.0 points per game (1.4 above their season average) and allowed an average of 73.2 points per game (9.7 above their season average).
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