Free Basketball Picks: TCU Horned Frogs at San Diego St. Aztecs
Saturday, February 04, 2012
by Joe Rodriguez
The San Diego State Aztecs has won 43 straight home games against unranked teams, but that streak nearly ended Wednesday as Boise State missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
TCU Horned Frogs looks to break the streak when the Horned Frogs face the 17th-ranked Aztecs at sold-out Viejas Arena. San Diego State is coming off two lackluster games, while TCU improved to 10-2 at home with a six-point win over Wyoming on Wednesday.
The Aztecs have won six straight against the Horned Frogs and lead the all-time series 11-4.
- TCU Horned Frogs @ San Diego State Aztecs
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
TV: 10 p.m. ET, The Mtn., Channel 4 San Diego
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Justbet Sportsbook currently have the Aztecs listed as 11½-point favorites versus the Horned Frogs.
TCU Horned Frogs (13-8): Senior guard Hank Thorns scored 16 points with eight assists in 40 minutes against the Aztecs last season, and he ranks among the league leaders in scoring and 3-point percentage through six Mountain West games. Forward J.R. Cadot averages a team-high 6.6 rebounds, but TCU's rebounding margin is minus-1.3 compared to San Diego State's plus-4.0. The Horned Frogs are forcing an average of 17.1 turnovers, but they've allowed nine teams to shoot 50 percent from the field or better. TCU enters the game in a three-way tie for fourth place.
San Diego State Aztecs (19-3): Chase Tapley ranks first in scoring and steals in the Mountain West, and he's averaged 7.3 points in four career games against TCU. Tapley has scored in double figures in a career-high 16 straight games, while Jamaal Franklin is the only player in the conference to rank in the top three in both scoring and rebounding. The Aztecs have scored less than 61 points in their last four games, but the team's defense remains strong. In six conference games, opponents are shooting 38.2 percent from the field. After Saturday's game, the Aztecs are off until Feb. 11 at UNLV.
1. San Diego State is 14-1 at home and has won nine straight games at Viejas Arena since losing to Creighton on Nov. 30.
2. TCU, which started 3-0 on the road, is looking to end a four-game losing streak away from Fort Worth.
3. The Horned Frogs are 10-1 in games decided by six points or fewer this season.
BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Aztecs 75, Horned Frogs 62.
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