Free College Basketball Picks Today: Texas Christian University Horned Frogs vs West Virginia Mountaineers 1/31/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: Texas Christian University Horned Frogs vs West Virginia Mountaineers 1/31/23
Tue 31st January 2023

The West Virginia Mountaineers (13-8, 2-6 Big 12) will try to break down one of the top shooting defenses in the Big 12 Conference when they are on the road to face the No. 15 TCU Horned Frogs (16-5, 5-3 Big 12) on Tuesday. West Virginia narrowly defeated the Auburn Tigers 80-77 at WVU Coliseum on Saturday.

With 31 points and six rebounds, Erik Stevenson was the key player. TCU fell short on Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum, falling to the Mississippi State Bulldogs 81-74 in overtime. Damion Baugh had 19 points in the losing effort to lead the team. It’s the final meeting of the season between the teams.

After taking the only prior season meeting against TCU 74-65 at WVU Coliseum on January 18, West Virginia will be pursuing a season sweep. Kedrian Johnson led the Mountaineers with 20 points. Mike Miles Jr. had 21 points in the losing effort.

The Mountaineers have been led this season by Stevenson and Tre Mitchell, who are averaging 13.9 and 12.2 points per game, respectively. Meanwhile, Jimmy Bell Jr. is grabbing 6.1 rebounds per game, and Johnson is dishing 3.0 assists.

Miles Jr. (15.5 ppg) has powered the Horned Frogs’ offense. Eddie Lampkin Jr. is collecting 5.9 rebounds per game, and Baugh is distributing 3.5 assists. The Horned Frogs rank as one of the Big 12’s toughest FG% defenses, holding the opposition to a second-lowest rate of 41.0%.

In the last 10 games, West Virginia is 4-6 with an average margin of -0.3 (71.8-72.1). For the season, the Mountaineers are averaging 77.1 points per game, compared to 69.1 for opponents.

TCU has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 78.3 points per game on average while allowing 68.8 (+9.5 margin). The Horned Frogs are averaging 77.5 ppg for the full season while allowing 65.0.

MOUNTAINEERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Mohamed Wague: 4.2 | 7.5 | -3.3
Points per game:
Kedrian Johnson: 13.2 | 9.7 | +3.5
Tre Mitchell: 8.2 | 12.2 | -4.0
Rebounds per game:
Erik Stevenson: 4.8 | 3.4 | +1.4
Assists per game:
Kedrian Johnson: 2.0 | 3.0 | -1.0

HORNED FROGS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Damion Baugh: 20.2 | 15.4 | +4.8
Eddie Lampkin Jr.: 8.8 | 13.5 | -4.7
Points per game:
Damion Baugh: 13.4 | 9.0 | +4.4
Rebounds per game:
Emanuel Miller: 7.6 | 5.6 | +2.0
Eddie Lampkin Jr.: 2.6 | 5.9 | -3.3
Assists per game:
Mike Miles Jr.: 3.4 | 2.6 | +0.8

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

TCU (-130)

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