Oklahoma vs TCU Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/4/23

The TCU Horned Frogs and Oklahoma Sooners meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Lloyd Noble Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The TCU Horned Frogs are averaging 76 points on 46.5 percent shooting and allowing 67.8 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Mike Miles Jr. is averaging 17.2 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Damion Baugh is averaging 13 points and 4.3 rebounds. Emanuel Miller is the third double-digit scorer and Micah Peavy is dishing 1.2 assists. The TCU Horned Frogs are shooting 29.3 percent from beyond the arc and 70.2 percent from the free throw line. The TCU Horned Frogs are allowing 30.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.

The Oklahoma Sooners are averaging 68.1 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 68.1 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Grant Sherfield is averaging 16 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Jalen Hill is averaging 10 points and 5.7 rebounds. Tanner Groves is dishing 1.5 assists and Milos Uzan is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Oklahoma Sooners are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The Oklahoma Sooners are allowing 31.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.4 rebounds per game.

The Horned Frogs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Sooners are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 home games and 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Horned Frogs last 7 overall. The over is 7-2-1 in Sooners last 10 overall. The underdog is 8-3 ATS in the last 11 meetings.

The Oklahoma Sooners will be up for this game for obvious reasons, but they just haven’t shown me enough to like them against some of the better teams in the conference. TCU has had its ups and downs, but it’s the more consistent team and wins as favorites by an average of 13.7 points. Only laying a bucket. Give me TCU.