TCU vs Santa Clara Prediction 11-28-24 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a TCU vs Santa Clara Prediction for this college basketball game on Thursday, November 28th, at the Acrisue Stadium. Get my free pick between the Santa Clara Broncos vs TCU Horned Frogs. 

TCU Needs A Big Win

TCU is favored in this game, and they need to try to make a statement by winning in blowout fashion. TCU faced off against Alcorn State and they scored 71 points while the defense gave up 48 points and that led to the defeat. TCU shot 45.5 percent from the field and 34.4 percent from behind the three-point line. Trazarien White put up 14 points, four rebounds, and one assist. TCU, on the season, is averaging 76.6 points, while their defense is giving up 61 points per game. The offense is ranked 183rd in the league while the defense is ranked 23rd in the league. Trazarien White is averaging 11.4 points while shooting 51.2 percent from the field. TCU will play Xavier, Vanderbilt, South Alabama, Montana State, and Arizona next.

Why TCU Will Beat Santa Clara

• TCU has won 11 of its last 12 games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.
• Santa Clara has lost four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Santa Clara has lost the first half in 10 of its last 13 day games played at neutral venues.

Santa Clara Fell Just Short

Santa Clara in the last game faced off against Stanford and they were competitive, but they ended up losing 71-69. Santa Clara shot 41.5 percent from the field but only 21.1 percent from behind the three-point line. Christoph Tilly put up 16 points and two rebounds. There were three different players that put up at least 10 points. Two games ago against UC Riverside, Santa Clara scored 96 points and they ended up cruising to the victory. Santa Clara is averaging 77.2 points while their defense is 76.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 173rd in the league while the defense is ranked 284th. 

Santa Clara vs TCU Prediction 

TCU is going to have no issue getting the job done in this game. Santa Clara’s defense is giving up 76.2 points and they are going to really struggle in this game. TCU is giving up only 61 points per game and their defense is going to step up in a big way again. Santa Clara is going to have some major issues here scoring and it’s going to be TCU that is going to end up cruising to the victory here.