TCU vs SMU Basketball Predictions & Best Bets
TCU is on the road playing SMU at the Dickies Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. TCU -11.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't
Game outlook
TCU is on the road playing SMU at the Dickies Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 10:00pm EST. TCU -11.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
The SMU Mustangs face the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX. The Frogs are 7-1 this season, with five consecutive wins. After three consecutive losses, SMU is 3-6. TCU beat Jackson State by 27 points in its most recent game, while SMU lost to JSU by one point two games ago. The spread for Texas Christian is 11.5 points, and the total for the game is 134.5.
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In its third game of the season, TCU would have been undefeated if it hadn't blown a late lead against Northwestern State. The Horned Frogs shot 35.6 percent from the floor and 2-of-21 from distance (9.5%). The team was without a key contributor, senior guard Damion Baugh (12.5 PPG, 5.0 RPG, and 5.0 APG), who was suspended. The team has won every game since then by double digits, including a 13-point victory over 25th-ranked Iowa in the Emerald Coast Classic. In comparison to the Hawkeyes, it shot the ball much more efficiently (54.8%) and led by as many as 23 points.
In addition to SMU, Utah, Mississippi Valley State, and Central Arkansas, the Horned Frogs have completed most of their non-conference schedule. With the exception of a PAC 12/SEC Challenge game against Mississippi State in late January, the Horned Frogs will play all Atlantic 12 conference games. This means nine games against top 25 teams. Throughout January, Baylor, Iowa State, and Texas will all play consecutive games.