TCU Horned Frogs vs Michigan Wolverines NCAAB Betting Prediction

TCU Horned Frogs vs Michigan Prediction 11/15/2024

The TCU Horned Frogs (3-0) travel to face off against the Michigan Wolverines (1-1) on Friday, November 15th. This game will be played at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor and televised on FS1. TCU is coming off a win in their previous game, while Michigan is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Wake Forest. Tip-off is set for 6:00 ET.

TCU Horned Frogs vs Michigan Wolverines

The Horned Frogs Are Coming Off A Win

TCU kicked off their season with a 76-71 win over Texas State on Tuesday. The Horned Frogs were -15.5 favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points of 147 went over the pre-game O/U line of 140.

After trailing 37-35 at halftime, TCU turned things around in the 2nd half, outscoring Texas State 41-34 to secure the win.

The Wolverines Are Coming Off A Win

Michigan dropped a 72-70 decision to Wake Forest on Sunday, November 10th. The Wolverines went into the game as 2-point favorites but couldn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 142, falling short of the O/U line of 156.5.

Michigan led 38-34 at halftime but allowed 38 points in the 2nd half while scoring just 32 themselves. The Wolverines will need to tighten up defensively and find more consistency on offense moving forward.

Horned Frogs Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, TCU’s offense put up 76 points, shooting 53.8% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 57.7%. They were efficient inside, hitting 60.5% of their two-point attempts, while connecting on 35.7% from beyond the arc, going 5-for-14 from three.

The Horned Frogs struggled at the free-throw line, shooting just 46.9% on 15-of-32 attempts. Noah Reynolds and Tylan Pope led the way with 17 points each, with Reynolds shooting 85.7% and adding 5 assists. Trazarien White contributed 16 points, hitting 70% of his shots, including 2-of-3 from deep.

Wolverines Offense Breakdown

Michigan’s offense put up 70 points in their last game, shooting 42.1% from the field. They connected on 10 of 33 three-point attempts, hitting at a 30.3% rate, while knocking down 58.3% of their two-point shots. Their effective field goal percentage was 50.9%, and they were solid from the free-throw line, making 12 of 15 attempts (80%).

Hunter Sallis led the Wolverines with 18 points, despite missing both of his three-point attempts. Tre’Von Spillers was efficient, hitting 6 of 7 shots overall, including 2 of 3 from beyond the arc, finishing with 16 points. Michigan recorded 15 assists and 10 offensive rebounds in the game.

Horned Frogs Team Defense

Even though TCU gave up 71 points, they struggled defensively, allowing their opponent to shoot 53% from the field. The Horned Frogs gave up 23 two-point baskets on 60% shooting.

From beyond the arc, TCU’s opponent shot 35%, hitting 5 of 14 three-point attempts. TCU also sent them to the line 32 times, but they only converted 15 free throws, shooting 46%.

Wolverines Team Defense

Despite TCU’s defensive struggles, they managed to limit their opponent’s three-point shooting, holding them to just 5 made threes on 14 attempts (35%). However, the Horned Frogs couldn’t contain the inside game, allowing 23 two-point baskets on 38 attempts, resulting in a 60% shooting percentage.

TCU also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 32 times, but they only converted 15 of those attempts (46%). On the boards, TCU gave up 6 offensive rebounds.

Horned Frogs vs Wolverines Trends

  • Through their last ten road games, TCU has an ATS record of just 5-5. However, their overall record was 4-6 while averaging 75 points per game.
  • When looking at their past ten home matchups, Michigan has an ATS record of 0-10 while averaging 61 per game. The team went 0-10 overall in these games.
  • Spanning across their last three games as the betting underdog, the Horned Frogs have gone 1-2 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 0-3.
  • The last ten games that Michigan was favored, they have an ATS mark of 2-8 while going 3-7 straight up.

Horned Frogs vs Wolverines Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Wolverines vs. Wolverines game, we suggest taking the Wolverines at -8.5. Even though our predictions have the Wolverines winning 76-70, we see the Horned Frogs as the better choice on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 152.5, and our model predicts the Horned Frogs and Wolverines to score a combined 146 points. We recommend betting on the under.


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