TCU vs. Montana State betting: College basketball preview for December 22

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The TCU Horned Frogs (6-4) are heavy, 10-point favorites against the Montana State Bobcats (5-7) on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 139.5.

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TCU Cover -10 vs Montana State -111

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TCU vs. Montana State betting lines

  • TCU moneyline odds to win: -595
  • Montana State moneyline odds to win: +435
  • Spread: TCU (-10)
  • Total: 139.5

TCU statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • TCU covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games last year. TCU covered nine times in 16 games at home, and it covered seven times in 11 games when playing on the road.
  • The Horned Frogs eclipsed the over/under in seven of 16 home games (43.8%) last year. They did better in road games, going over the total in eight of 11 matchups (72.7%).
  • TCU won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 6-4 (.600). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it had a record of 4-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • With 79.0 points scored per game and 71.7 points allowed last year, the Horned Frogs were 50th in college basketball on offense and 167th defensively.
  • TCU grabbed 33.9 rebounds per game and gave up 29.0 boards last season, ranking 89th and 32nd, respectively, in the country.
  • The Horned Frogs were 17th-best in college basketball in assists (16.8 per game) last season.

TCU betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-8-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-6-0; As Underdog: 0-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 5-0; 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
43.6 (249th in nation) 40.8 (75th) 33.2 (176th) 31.5 (204th) 14.7 (141st) 11.1 (139th)

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Montana State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Montana State has been better at home (3-1-0) than on the road (3-4-0).
  • Bobcats games have gone above the over/under less frequently at home (one time out of four) than on the road (six of seven) this season.

Last season stats

  • With 75.3 points per game on offense, the Bobcats were 121st in the country last year. Defensively, they gave up 74.5 points per contest, which ranked 260th in college basketball.
  • Montana State pulled down just 28.3 rebounds per game (13th-worst in college basketball), and allowed 32.6 boards per contest (241st-ranked).
  • The Bobcats ranked 163rd in the nation with 13.2 dimes per contest.

Montana State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-2-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-4-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (168th in nation) 43.1 (177th) 29.8 (312th) 31.6 (213th) 15.3 (106th) 9.7 (38th)
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