Santa Clara vs TCU Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/28/24

The TCU Horned Frogs and Santa Clara Broncos meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Acrisure Arena. Here’s a Santa Clara vs TCU Prediction. This article will include a Santa Clara vs TCU Pick.

TCU Horned Frogs Betting Preview

The TCU Horned Frogs lost to Michigan, beat Alcorn State, and they play Xavier, Vanderbilt, South Alabama, Montana State, and Arizona next. The TCU Horned Frogs are averaging 76.6 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 61 points on 39 percent shooting. Trazarien White is averaging 11.4 points and 3.4 rebounds, while Brendan Wenzel is averaging 10.8 points and 5.6 rebounds. Vasean Allette is the third double-digit scorer and Frankie Collins is dishing 4 assists. The TCU Horned Frogs are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 58.3 percent from the free throw line. The TCU Horned Frogs are allowing 28.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.

Santa Clara Broncos Betting Preview

The Santa Clara Broncos beat UC Riverside, lost to Stanford, and they play McNeese, Fresno State, Bradley, and Kennesaw State next. The Santa Clara Broncos are averaging 77.3 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 76.3 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Adama-Alpha Bal is averaging 14.3 points and 2.5 rebounds, while Christoph Tilly is averaging 13.3 points and 4.3 rebounds. Elijah Mahi is the third double-digit scorer and Carlos Stewart Jr. is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Santa Clara Broncos are shooting 29.4 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The Santa Clara Broncos are allowing 36.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.

Why the Santa Clara Broncos will win

• Santa Clara has won 19 of its last 21 Thursday games.
• TCU has lost three of its last four games played at neutral venues.
• TCU has lost the first half in three of its last four games played at neutral venues.

Santa Clara vs TCU Prediction

The TCU Horned Frogs are the more talented team and should win, but they can also be sluggish at times offensively, and that allows teams to hang around. TCU has failed to cover 7 of its last 10 games overall. TCU has also been horrible from the free-throw line. The Santa Clara Broncos nearly beat Stanford, gave North Dakota State a run, and didn’t embarrass itself against Arizona State. Santa Clara isn’t a pushover and there’s upset potential. Give me the points with the Broncos. 

Randy Chambers's Pick: Santa Clara +3.5