Texas vs TCU Prediction, Odds and Picks - Feb. 3 | College Basketball Season 2023-24

Big 12 basketball continues as the Texas Longhorns (14-7, 3-5 conf) face off against the #25 TCU Horned Frogs (16-5, 5-3 conf). Texas recently displayed resilience against #4 Houston, narrowly falling 76-72 in overtime.

Meanwhile, TCU is coming off a convincing 85-78 victory over #15 Texas Tech. This marks the sole meeting between these teams in the current season. In their previous season encounters, each team emerged victorious on their home court. Not many teams are as evenly matched as these two, considering their recent history.

Texas vs TCU Prediction

The Longhorns likely do not want to get into a scoring battle against the third-best scoring team in the Big 12. Individually, Texas does have someone who could compete with TCU's best scorer in senior Max Abmas, who leads the team in points (17.7), assists (4.3), and field goal percentage (45%).

But that FG shooting percentage is telling--because if your best player shoots just under 50 percent from the floor, it means the rest of the team just can't score on their own consistently. The Longhorns do pass the ball quite well (65th in the nation in assists with 15.9 per game), but trading baskets with TCU will easily mean their downfall.

For the Horned Frogs, fans should expect forward Emmanuel Miller to have a bounce-back game after his mediocre 11-point performance in a win against Texas Tech last time out. He shot a poor 28.6% from the field in that game. But he's far from the only one on TCU that can do damage, as the team is the 13th-best passing squad in the nation. This means that against a mediocre defense like that of Texas, they could easily get their way when it comes to scoring the ball.

Texas vs TCU Betting Odds

TEAM	SPREAD	TOTAL	MONEYLINE
TEXAS	+5 (-110)	153 (-110o / -110u)	+165
TCU	-5 (-110)	153 (-110o / -110u)	-200

Texas vs TCU Head-to-Head

The all-time basketball series featuring Texas vs TCU has the Longhorns lead 119-70 (via GoFrogs.com). This includes a 66-60 win in the Big 12 Tournament last year, but things have turned on their heads this season with the Horned Frogs clearly being the better team.

TCU has had a better season this year and they'll need to have that edge heading into this game. They've lost eight of the last 10 matchups against Texas, and have been historically bad on the road as well (22-70).

Where to watch Texas vs TCU?

Venue: Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, TX

Date and time: Feb. 3, 2024 — 2 PM. ET.

TV: ESPN2

Texas vs TCU Injuries

Texas

No injuries

TCU

No injuries

About the author

Raphel Jairo “Jai” Barnachia is a College Basketball and Football writer at Sportskeeda. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication, which helped shape a career in sports writing that includes a rich 11 years of experience for Tech Times, GameNGuide and several digital marketing and SEO web content companies.

Jai believes college sports are on par with mainstream leagues, but they have more passionate fans. His all-time favorite student athlete is UNC’s Michael Jordan, but has also enjoyed Caitlin Clark’s dominance in recent years. He enjoys a good underdog story, evidenced by his admiration for NC State’s final-four run in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Seven-time national championship winner Nick Saban is his favorite coach.

Jai strengths lie in conducting deep technical dives owing to his above-average understanding of college basketball, and creates compelling content by conducting in-depth research and referring only to reputable sources. Aside from writing, Jai enjoys playing video games and often goes to the theater or listens to music in his free time.

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