Utah vs TCU 12/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
TCU Horned Frogs (9-1) vs. Utah Runnin' Utes (9-3)
December 21, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Utah Runnin' Utes -1 / TCU Horned Frogs +1; Over/Under: +138.5
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The TCU Horned Frogs and the Utah Utes meet in college basketball action from the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Wednesday night.
The TCU Horned Frogs will look to build on their seven-game win streak after an 88-43 win over Mississippi Valley State last time out. Mike Miles Jr. has 17.7 PPG along with 3.7 RPG and 2.9 APG. Emanuel Miller has 12.1 PPG with 5.6 RPG. Micah Peavy has 10 PPG and Damion Baugh has 11.5 PPG and 5.3 RPG this season to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for TCU so far this season. Eddie Lampkin Jr. has a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Horned Frogs on the glass while Shahada Wells has a team-high 3.6 APG to lead TCU in the assist department. As a team, TCU is averaging 77 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three and 69.7% from the foul line this season.
The Utah Utes will try to bounce back from a 75-66 loss to BYU last time out. Branden Carlson leads Utah in scoring and rebounding with 15.4 PPG and 7.2 RPG while Gabe Madsen has 13 PPG with 3.1 RPG and Marco Anthony has 11.1 PPG with 6.7 RPG this season. Rollie Worster also has 10 PPG with 5.5 RPG and a team-high 5.3 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Utah up to this point in the season. As a team, Utah is averaging 75.2 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 37.4% from three and 68.1% from the foul line this season.
TCU is 10-2-1 ATS in their last 13 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 and 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 road games while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games following a win. Utah is 5-2 ATS in their lst 7 games overall and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS loss.
I get the reasoning for backing either side in this game, but I’m going to stick with Utah at home. This Utes team used to just be known for winning games with defense, but now they’ve added an offensive facet to their game as well and have done a good job piling up the points in recent games. TCU’s a solid group, but they go on the road for their first true road game and I just think this is a spot where the Utes’ home floor pays dividends here. Give me the Utes at home here.
