Big 12 foes will collide when the TCU Horned Frogs (19-9, 7-8 Big 12) meet the Baylor Bears (17-11, 7-8 Big 12) at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena. Action gets underway at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 24, 2018.
Baylor Bears at TCU Horned Frogs Betting Preview
In the Bears last matchup, they fell to the No. 21 West Virginia Mountaineers, 71-60. Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. put together a solid performance for Baylor, leading both teams in scoring with 16 points on 5-for-10 shooting. West Virginia held the Bears to an effective field goal percentage of 0.353 (below their season average of 0.529). Baylor, on the other hand, held the Mountaineers to an offensive rebounding percentage of 26.7 (below their season average of 37.3).
The Horned Frogs come in on a high note after topping the Iowa State Cyclones in their last matchup, 89-83. TCU rallied around Desmond Bane, who was the teams leading scorer with 27 points on 10-for-15 shooting. TCU played a nearly perfect game. They had a phenomenal effective field goal percentage of 0.640 (above their season average of 0.574) and an offensive rebounding percentage of 29.2 (below their season average of 34.7). Iowa State was 0.532 and 25.0, respectively, for those same stats.
This matchup pits one of the nations top offenses against one of its elite defenses as TCU currently ranks 13th in effective field goal percentage (0.576) and Baylor is 40th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.474).
Kouat Noi has taken his game to another level over the last five games for TCU, averaging 14.6 points per game.
These teams have already met once this season. The Horned Frogs won 81-78. The Horned Frogs dominated nearly every stat category in the game. They had a solid effective field goal percentage of 0.561 and a solid free throw rate of 0.298. The Bears put up marks of 0.436 and 0.243, respectively, for those same stats. In the loss, Lual-Acuil Jr. had a double-double with 28 points and 11 rebounds.
Baylor Bears vs. TCU Horned Frogs ATS Prediction
Free Basketball Pick: SU Winner – TCU, ATS Winner – TCU, O/U – Over
Betting Notes:
- The Bears rank 31st in rebounds per game (38.9) while the Horned Frogs rank 96th (36.6).
- TCU ranks second in assists per game (19.4) while Baylor ranks 184th in assists allowed per game (14.2).
- The Bears rank 35th in blocks per game (4.6) while the Horned Frogs rank 180th in blocks allowed per game (4.3).
- TCU ranks 182nd in three pointers attempted per game (21.4) while Baylor ranks 267th (18.4).
Betting Trends:
- The Horned Frogs average margin of victory in their last five games has been 3.8, down from 7.7 for the season.
- During their last five games, the Bears have scored an average of 68.0 points per game (7.8 below their season average) and allowed an average of 64.2 points per game (4.8 below their season average).