The Utah Utes will look to boost their win total and cover the spread when they tip off against the TCU Horned Frogs at Huntsman Center on Tuesday in NCAAB play.

Utah will face the 10-18 Horned Frogs, who own a 7-15 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Utes are 11-12 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Horned Frogs are 9-12 favoring the OVER.



View TCU vs Utah Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Utah in this one will find them as 7.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Utes, most recently No. 125 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Horned Frogs, who rate No. 268 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 68-67 victory for the Utes.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Utah's No. 183-ranked scoring average of 68.7 PPG, against a Horned Frogs defense rated No. 260 and allowing 71.2 PPG. The Utes FG% has averaged 43.1% to date this season, less than the Horned Frogs shooters have managed so far (43.7% per game).

Defensively, TCU features the nation's No. 233-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.3 points per game. Utah, meanwhile, comes in at No. 140 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, TCU was a 79-56 loser at home against BYU. They failed to cover the 14.5–point spread as underdogs. TCU was run off the court by the Cougars on Saturday as BYU routed them 79-56 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

Utah won its last outing, a 62-60 result against New Mexico on February 19. They covered in that game as a 15-point underdog. The Utes grabbed a 62-60 win over the Lobos on Saturday, behind a 15-point effort from Chris Hines at The Pit.


TCU Horned Frogs Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing New Mexico are 4-6
After playing BYU are 5-5
After a loss are 1-9

Utah Utes Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Colorado State are 5-5
After playing New Mexico are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

A few Horned Frogs at Utes trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of TCU's last 7 games on the road
TCU is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
TCU is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
TCU is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing TCU
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing TCU
Utah is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against TCU
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 8 games


Next up:
TCU home to New Mexico, Saturday, February 26
Utah at Colorado State, Wednesday, March 2