TCU vs. UCF: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 9, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 8, 2024

Jaylin Sellers will be among the players to watch when the UCF Knights (15-14, 6-11 Big 12) play the TCU Horned Frogs (20-10, 9-8 Big 12), Saturday at 5:00 PM ET at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. Saturday’s matchup between the Horned Frogs and the Knights features the Horned Frogs as healthy 8-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under of 142.

TCU vs. UCF Betting Lines

TCU vs UCF Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
TCU -8 142 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick UCF (+8)
Total Pick Over (142)

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TCU vs. UCF Stat Rankings

TCU Avg. (Rank) UCF Avg. (Rank)
80.5 (38th) Points Scored 71.0 (259th)
71.4 (161st) Points Allowed 66.7 (45th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
10.7 (47th) Off. Rebounds 10.9 (39th)
6.6 (256th) 3pt Made 6.6 (256th)
17.3 (15th) Assists 11.6 (300th)
12.0 (259th) Turnovers 12.0 (259th)

TCU vs. UCF Betting Trends

  • The Horned Frogs are 18-12-0 against the spread this year.
  • Against the spread as 8-point favorites or more, TCU is 7-4.
  • This season, 16 of the Horned Frogs’ 30 games have gone over the point total.
  • TCU’s games have had more than 142 points scored on 21 occasions this season.
  • The total for this game is 142, and that’s 9.9 points fewer than the average total in Horned Frogs games thus far this season.
  • Against the spread, UCF is 17-12-0 this year.
  • Against the spread as 8-point underdogs or greater, the Knights are 4-1.
  • This season, 16 of TCU’s 30 games have hit the over.
  • Knights games have finished with over 142 points scored 13 times this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 4.3 points higher than the average scoring total for UCF’s games of 137.7.

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TCU Impact Players

  • Emanuel Miller puts up 16.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game — both team highs. He is also putting up 2.7 assists, shooting 49.1% from the floor.
  • Micah Peavy puts up 11.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Jameer Nelson Jr. averages 11.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest, shooting 44.2% from the field.
  • Avery Anderson III averages a team-high 3.5 assists per game. He is also averaging 8.5 points and 2.3 rebounds, shooting 42.4% from the field.
  • JaKobe Coles puts up 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest, shooting 50.2% from the floor.

UCF Impact Players

  • Darius Johnson is posting a team-high 3.8 assists per contest. And he is delivering 14.2 points and 3.0 rebounds, making 39.1% of his shots from the floor and 35.7% from 3-point range, with 1.9 triples per contest.
  • Sellers is posting team highs in points (16.0 per game) and assists (1.1). And he is contributing 3.6 rebounds, making 42.0% of his shots from the floor and 30.1% from 3-point range, with 1.6 treys per game.
  • Shemarri Allen is putting up 7.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest, making 40.5% of his shots from the field.
  • Ibrahima Diallo paces the Knights in rebounding (5.6 per game), and puts up 6.0 points and 0.4 assists. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 1.8 blocked shots.
  • Marchelus Avery gets the Knights 7.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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