Arizona vs. TCU betting: College basketball preview for December 30

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The TCU Horned Frogs (7-4, 0-0 Big 12) visit the Arizona Wildcats (6-5, 0-0 Big 12) after losing three road games in a row. The Wildcats are heavy favorites by 14.5 points in the contest, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Monday, December 30, 2024. The over/under is set at 146.5 in the matchup.

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Arizona Cover -14.5 vs TCU -110

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Arizona vs. TCU betting lines

  • Arizona moneyline odds to win: -1429
  • TCU moneyline odds to win: +822
  • Spread: Arizona (-14.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Arizona statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Arizona did a better job covering the spread at home (11-5-0) last season than it did in road games (7-4-0).
  • The Wildcats eclipsed the total in a lower percentage of home games (43.8%) than away games (63.6%) last season.
  • Arizona won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last season, going 12-1 (.923). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 5-4 (.556).

Last season stats

  • The Wildcats were the third-best squad in the nation in points scored (87.1 per game) and 185th in points conceded (72.1) last season.
  • On the glass, Arizona was third-best in the nation in rebounds (39.0 per game) last season. It was 30th in rebounds allowed (28.9 per game).
  • The Wildcats were fifth-best in the nation in assists (18.4 per game) last year.

Arizona betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 5-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-5 (Home: 5-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (58th in nation) 39.1 (34th) 39.3 (eighth) 26.5 (17th) 17.3 (35th) 12.5 (266th)

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TCU statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, TCU was 9-7-0 at home against the spread (.562 winning percentage). Away, it was 7-4-0 ATS (.636).
  • Horned Frogs games went above the over/under 43.8% of the time at home (seven of 16) last season, and 72.7% of the time on the road (eight of 11).
  • The Horned Frogs’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was 1.000 (1-0) last season, and away it was .286 (2-5).

Last season stats

  • The Horned Frogs put up 79.0 points per game (50th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while giving up 71.7 points per contest (167th-ranked).
  • Last year TCU pulled down 33.9 rebounds per game (89th-ranked in college basketball) and ceded 29.0 rebounds per contest (32nd-ranked).
  • The Horned Frogs tallied plenty of assists last year, ranking 17th-best in college basketball with 16.8 per contest.

TCU betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-8-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.3 (262nd in nation) 40.3 (61st) 34.3 (120th) 30.4 (152nd) 14.5 (156th) 11.0 (132nd)
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