TCU vs Utah 12/8/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Utah Runnin' Utes (6-2) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (6-1)
December 8, 2021 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: TCU Horned Frogs -2 / Utah Runnin' Utes +2; Over/Under: +135
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The Utah Utes and the TCU Horned Frogs meet in college basketball action from Dickies Arena on Wednesday night.
The Utah Utes will look to add to their 66-58 win over Cal from their last matchup. Branden Carlson leads the Utes in scoring and rebounding with 13.5 PPG and 5.9 RPG while David Jenkins Jr. and Both Gach each have 13+ PPG to make up the scoring in double figures for Utah so far this season. Rollie Worster also has 8.6 PPG with a team-high 3.9 APG for the Utes this season. As a team, Utah is averaging 73.5 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 77.9% from the foul line while allowing 64 PPG on 40.5% shooting from the field and 25.4% from three this season.
The TCU Horned Frogs will be out to build on a 71-63 win over Oral Roberts last time out. Mike Miles leads the Horned Frogs in scoring and assists with 15.6 PPG and 4.7 APG while Emanuel Miller has 10.7 PPG and a team-high 7.6 RPG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for TCU up to this point in the season. Damion Baugh also has 8.3 PPG with 3 APG this season. As a team, TCU is averaging 71.6 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 28.4% from three and 66.9% from the foul line while allowing 60.7 PPG on 39.7% shooting from the field and 33.7% from three this season.
Utah is 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games while the over is 8-2 in their last 10 games following a win. TCU is 0-3-2 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games as a favorite while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record.
I get the case that could be made for TCU here if they were at home, but the Horned Frogs just seem to be unable to cover a number if their lives depended on it no matter where they play. If they’re laying a bundle of points, they fall short and if they are laying a short number they may even lose outright. Utah has played a solid run of games and has held their own and I think this is a game where they can do the same so I’ll take Utah and the free bucket here.
