The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and TCU Horned Frogs face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at Schollmair Arena.
TCU Looks for Fourth Straight Win
TCU has won three straight games and the offense has been really strong heading into this game. In the last game against UTRGV, TCU scored 88 points and they won by 33 points. Jameer Nelson II had a strong game putting up 15 points, four assists, and three rebounds. TCU overall on the season is averaging 92.7 points while their defense is giving up 63.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 20th in the league and they are going to need to run up the score here. JaKobe Coles on the season is averaging 18 points while shooting 65.5 percent from the field and 60 percent from behind the three point line.
Another Tough Test for Mississippi Valley State
Every non-conference Mississippi Valley State plays a tough schedule and it’s no different this year. So far this season the Delta Devils have lost to the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the UConn Huskies. In the last game against UConn, the offense only managed 53 points while the defense gave up 87 points. Rayquan Brown had a strong game putting up 18 points and eight rebounds. The Delta Devils are averaging 52 points while their defense is giving up 91.7 points per game. The offense and defense are both ranked 358th in college basketball.
Shane’s Free Pick
TCU is going to have little issues in this game. Mississippi Valley State’s defense is a major issue and TCU is averaging 92.7 points per game. They have made it clear that they are going to push the pace this season and they going to have no issue running up the sore here. TCU is going to go over 100 points here and this is going to be a blowout victory. Back the Horned Frogs to cover the spread here.
