Baylor vs TCU 1/4/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
TCU Horned Frogs (12-1) vs. Baylor Bears (10-3)
January 4, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Baylor Bears -6.5 / TCU Horned Frogs +6.5; Over/Under: +142.5
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The TCU Horned Frogs and the Baylor Bears meet in college basketball action from the Ferrell Center on Wednesday night.
The TCU Horned Frogs will look to build on their double-digit win streak after a 67-61 win over Texas Tech last time out. Mike Miles Jr. has 18.6 PPG along with 3.1 RPG and 3.2 APG. Emanuel Miller has 14.2 PPG with 6.2 RPG. Damion Baugh has 11.7 PPG and 4.4 RPG this season to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for TCU so far this season. Eddie Lampkin Jr. has a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead the Horned Frogs on the glass while Shahada Wells has a team-high 3.2 APG to lead TCU in the assist department. As a team, TCU is averaging 78.1 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field, 29.2% from three and 70.5% from the foul line this season.
The Baylor Bears will try to bounce back from a 77-62 loss to Iowa State last time out. Adam Flagler leads Baylor in scoring with 16.5 PPG and a team-high 5 APG to lead the Bears in the assist department as well, while Keyonte George has 15.6 PPG with 4.3 RPG and 3.7 APG and LJ Cryer has 14.9 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Baylor so far this season. Flo Thamba also has a team-high 5.2 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass this season. As a team, Baylor is averaging 79.3 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 71.8% from the foul line this season.
TCU is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 Wednesday games. Baylor is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS loss while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 home games.
I get why Baylor would be favored in this spot, but maybe, just maybe, it’s time we put some respect on TCU’s name. I mean TCU put the boots to Texas Tech and that game wasn’t as close as the final score might have suggested. Baylor’s a solid team but if Cryer can’t go in this one, that’s a massive blow for this game and for Baylor. I think at worst, it’s a 2-3 point win for Baylor so give me TCU and the points here.
