TCU at West Virginia 1/14/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 01/13/2020 at 10:02 PM ET

TCU at West Virginia 1/14/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The TCU Horned Frogs visit WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia on Tuesday to face the No. 17 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers.TCU improved to 12-3 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12 following its 52-40 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Both teams shot poorly throughout the game. Desmond Bane was the leading scorer for TCU with 20 points and Bane pulled down nine rebounds and handed out six assists.

Desmond Bane leads TCU in scoring with an average of 17.1 points per game. RJ Nembhard is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 13.1 points and 3.6 assists per game, while Kevin Samuel is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.9 per game. Three players for TCU are averaging double figures in scoring.

West Virginia improved to 13-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12 following its 66-54 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday. Miles McBride led the Mountaineers with 22 points while Oscar Tshiebwe pulled down a team-high 17 rebounds. West Virginia has won two straight following a loss to Kansas and six of its last seven overall thanks to a strong defensive effort to make up for poor shooting.

Oscar Tshiebwe is the leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 11.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, while Derek Culver is the second leading scorer with an average of 10.3 points per game. Miles McBride is the leader in assists with an average of 2.2 per game. Four players are averaging double-figures in scoring for the Mountaineers.

West Virginia is having an exceptional season considering that last season the Mountaineers were hobbled by injuries and lost several players to transfers. The play here is the UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in each of the Mountaineers last 8 and in 12 of West Virginia’s 14 games played. TCU has seen the UNDER cash in 5 of the last 7. Final Score Prediction, West Virginia Mountaineers win but our best play is UNDER 59-53.

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