Baylor vs. TCU: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 27, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 26, 2024

Tipping off at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, the No. 15 Baylor Bears (14-4, 3-2 Big 12) will play the TCU Horned Frogs (14-5, 3-3 Big 12) at Foster Pavilion. TCU’s Emanuel Miller is among the players to watch. The Bears match up with the Horned Frogs in a game that Baylor is currently a favorite by 5.5 points. The over/under is 154 points for the matchup.

Baylor vs. TCU Betting Lines

Baylor vs TCU Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Baylor -5.5 154 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick TCU (+5.5)
Total Pick Under (154)

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Baylor vs. TCU Stat Rankings

Baylor Avg. (Rank) TCU Avg. (Rank)
84.1 (19th) Points Scored 82.5 (26th)
69.2 (116th) Points Allowed 68.8 (111th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
10.6 (43rd) Off. Rebounds 10.8 (33rd)
9.0 (51st) 3pt Made 6.1 (303rd)
15.5 (58th) Assists 18.1 (13th)
10.7 (110th) Turnovers 12.7 (281st)

Baylor vs. TCU Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Bears are 10-5-1 this season.
  • Baylor has an ATS record of 5-2-1 as 5.5-point favorites or greater.
  • The Bears have played 16 games this season, and nine of them have hit the over.
  • Baylor’s games have had more than 154 points scored on seven occasions this season.
  • The over/under in this game is 154 points, 0.7 higher than the average total in Bears games this season.
  • Against the spread, TCU is 11-8-0 this season.
  • The Horned Frogs are unbeaten ATS (1-0) as a 5.5-point underdog or more this season.
  • There have been nine Baylor’s games (out of 16) that went over the total this year.
  • Horned Frogs games have gone over 154 points on eight occasions this season.
  • Games involving TCU this year have averaged 151.3 points per game, a 2.7-point differential when compared to the over/under for this contest.

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Baylor Impact Players

  • Rayj Dennis averages a team-best 6.4 assists per contest. He is also posting 12.7 points and 3.8 rebounds, shooting 49.7% from the field and 38.0% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Ja’Kobe Walter is tops on the Bears at 15.2 points per contest, while also putting up 1.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds.
  • Jalen Bridges is averaging 10.7 points, 1.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game.
  • Yves Missi posts a team-best 6.0 rebounds per contest. He is also putting up 9.5 points and 0.2 assists, shooting 63.4% from the floor.
  • Jayden Nunn posts 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest. Defensively, he delivers 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

TCU Impact Players

  • Miller is putting up team highs in points (16.5 per game) and rebounds (6.0). And he is producing 3.0 assists, making 49.1% of his shots from the field.
  • Micah Peavy is posting 10.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest, making 50.3% of his shots from the floor.
  • Jameer Nelson Jr. is putting up 10.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, making 44.1% of his shots from the field.
  • Avery Anderson III is putting up a team-high 3.7 assists per contest. And he is delivering 9.4 points and 2.0 rebounds, making 46.5% of his shots from the field.
  • The Horned Frogs receive 9.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game from JaKobe Coles.

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