Sam Houston State at TCU 3/20/19 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:10 AM ET

The Sam Houston State Bearkats visit Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Wednesday to play the TCU Horned Frogs in an NIT first round matchup. The Bearkats fell to 21-11 overall following a 79-76 loss to New Orleans in the Southland Conference tournament semifinals. Sam Houston State was led by John Delaney with 20 points.

TCU finished its regular season 20-13 following a 70-61 loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 Conference Tournament semifinals. TCU was led in the loss by Desmond Bane with 16 points, while Alex Robinson chipped in with 12 and Kevin Samuel 11. TCU has lost four of its last six. Cameron Delaney leads the Bearkats in scoring with an average of 13.3 points per game. Kai Mitchell is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 12.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Josh Delaney leads the Bearkats in assists with an average 4.8 per game. Sam Houston State is shooting 44.1% from the field and 36.9% from 3-point territory.

Desmond Bane leads TCU in scoring with an average of 15.2 points per game. Kevin Samuel is the leader in rebounds with an average of 7.0 per game. Alex Robinson leads the Horned Frogs in assists with an average of 7.0 per game. TCU is shooting 45.8% from the field and 35.3% from 3-point territory.

TCU has a much more talented squad and played a much more difficult schedule but will have problems covering the nut. The Horned Frogs have failed to cover 5 of the last 6 overall and 6 of the last 7 at home. Sam Houston State on the other hand has covered 9 of the last 11 on the road and 10 of the last 14 non-conference games. Final Score Prediction, TCU Horned Frogs win but fall short ATS 77-68.

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