TCU vs Oklahoma State Prediction 2/12/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Oklahoma State Cowboys and the TCU Horned Frogs meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Schollmaier Arena. Here’s a TCU vs Oklahoma State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best TCU vs Oklahoma State pick.

Oklahoma State Cowboys Betting Preview

The Cowboys were looking pretty good in late December record-wise, but they’ve been on quite the choppy run since then. Oklahoma State beat Green Bay, St. Thomas MN, Southern Illinois, Miami, Tulsa, Seton Hall, Tarleton State, and Oral Roberts in their first 11 games, losing otherwise to Florida Atlantic, Nevada, and Oklahoma in that time. The Cowboys would hit a 2-7 run in the next nine with wins over Kansas State and Colorado amid losses to Houston, West Virginia, Utah, BYU, Arizona, Texas Tech, and Kansas State. Since then it’s been a 2-1 run with a loss to Houston amid wins over Utah and Arizona State in the latest trio. That gives the Cowboys a 12-11 overall record through their first 23 games of the year.

In the Arizona State game on Sunday, the Cowboys came out of the first half with a 43-33 edge. Oklahoma State hit a 43-40 run the rest of the way and took the eventual win 86-73 in the end. Jamyron Keller led the team on 14 points with four boards and two assists. Both Robert Jennings (five rebounds) and Arturo Dean (six assists) added 10 points in starting roles, while three different bench players chipped in 10 points each as well.

TCU Horned Frogs Betting Preview

Over on the TCU side, they’ve had a choppy year themselves and have barely been able to keep their heads above the .500 mark so far. The Frogs opened on a 7-4 stretch with losses to Michigan, Santa Clara, Colorado State, Vanderbilt, and Arizona. The wins at that time were over Florida A&M, Florida Gulf Coast, Texas State, Alcorn State, Xavier, South Alabama, and Montana State. A 3-6 run came next with wins over only Kansas State, BYU, and Baylor. Otherwise, it was losses to Arizona, Houston, Utah, Kansas, UCF, and Texas Tech. After consecutive wins over Colorado and West Virginia, the Frogs have since taken a loss to Iowa State for a sketchy 12-11 record through their first 23 games so far this year.

Matched up against Iowa State on Saturday, the Frogs hit a 42-24 deficit by halftime. TCU didn’t get any closer than that on a 40-28 second half and lost in a blowout 82-52 by the end of the game. No one on the team finished with double-digit points. Vasean Allette led the starters with nine points, two rebounds, and five assists. Coming off the bench for nine points, three steals, and three rebounds in 19 minutes was Trazarien White.

Why the TCU Horned Frogs will win

• TCU has won 19 of its last 20 night games at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Oklahoma State has lost each of its last six games at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena.
• The home team has won the first half in 10 of Oklahoma State’s last 11 games.

Why the Oklahoma State Cowboys will win

• TCU has lost five of its last six night games.
• TCU has lost the first half in five of its last six night games against the Big 12 Conference.

TCU vs Oklahoma State Prediction

I’ll take a stab at TCU here. You could call this one either way, though. The Frogs were blitzed by a good Iowa State team over the weekend, giving up 59.6 percent shooting while posting just 35.8 percent themselves. TCU remained competitive on the boards but also gave up 16 turnovers for 22 Cyclones points along the way. Points haven’t been easy to come by for the Frogs lately. They’ve been below 69 in six straight games—a 2-4 run. If TCU can’t get their offense going Wednesday then they’ll have to control the game with defense.

As for Oklahoma State, they took care of a middling Arizona State team in a comfortable home matchup during their last outing. The Cowboys were solid on the boards (a 46-34 advantage) in that one but also had 14 turnovers for 16 Sun Devils points. Oklahoma State has been above 80 points in each of their last two wins, but below 64 in each of their last three losses. A higher total here will favor the Cowboys.