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(NCAAB) TCU vs. UNLV,
11/25/2016 5:30 PM, Score: 63 - 59
Point Spread: -5.00 | -106.00 TCU (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -5.00 | -106.00 TCU (Away)
Result: Loss
The set-up: TCU had nowhere to go but up after a 12-21 season last year but the good news is that Jamie Dixon is TCU's new coach, he of Pittsburgh fame. He led the Panthers to a 328-123 (.727) record in 13 seasons which included 11 NCAA bids, a CBI championship in 2012 and two, 31-wins season but decided to return to his alma mater. TCU has opened 4-0 and will take on 3-1 UNLV on its home court (Thomas & Mack Center) in the semifinals of the Global Sports Classic.
TCU: The Horned Frogs are the very definition of a balanced-scoring team, as an amazing even players are averaging between 10.0 and 11.8 PPG so far this season. Senior guard Brandon Parrish, junior guard Alex Robinson and freshman guard Desmond Bane all are averaging exactly 11.8 PPG with highly touted freshman guard Jaylen Fisher right behind at 11.5 PPG plus a team leading 6.0 APG. Junior wing Kenrich Williams, who missed last season with a knee injury, has played two games and is averaging 11.0 PPG and a team best 6.0 RPG.
UNLV: The Rebels have a new head coach this year as well in Marvin Menzies, who led New Mexico State to seven, 20-plus win seasons in his nine years, including five NCAA appearances. The Rebels were shocked at home in their season-opener 76-68 by South Alabama but have since won three in a row. Sophomore guard Jalen Poyser, one of only three returning players for the Rebels, is off to a hot start averaging a team-leading 17.0 PPG to along with 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Senior forward Christian Jones, a 6-7 transfer from St. John's, is the only other player averaging in double figures (14.0 PPG) and leads the team in rebounding (7.0 RPG).
The pick: Jones sat out UNLV's 110-71 rout of Northern Arizona on Tuesday with a sore foot and is questionable for this game, which is not good news for the ‘thin' Rebels. TCU and first-year coach Jamie Dixon are off to the fastest start in school history for a coach in his debut season but all four of the Horned Frogs' wins have come at home. Dixon is anxious to see how his team will perform on the road, as TCU lost all nine of its road games against Big 12 opponents last year and its last road victory in an opponents home arena came against Bradley, 53-49, back on Dec. 23, 2015. However, Dixon owns a remarkable 74-6 record in November games plus The Thomas & Mack Center is no longer "the Shark Tank," as evidenced by the fact TCU is favored. TCU is an 8* play.
TCU: The Horned Frogs are the very definition of a balanced-scoring team, as an amazing even players are averaging between 10.0 and 11.8 PPG so far this season. Senior guard Brandon Parrish, junior guard Alex Robinson and freshman guard Desmond Bane all are averaging exactly 11.8 PPG with highly touted freshman guard Jaylen Fisher right behind at 11.5 PPG plus a team leading 6.0 APG. Junior wing Kenrich Williams, who missed last season with a knee injury, has played two games and is averaging 11.0 PPG and a team best 6.0 RPG.
UNLV: The Rebels have a new head coach this year as well in Marvin Menzies, who led New Mexico State to seven, 20-plus win seasons in his nine years, including five NCAA appearances. The Rebels were shocked at home in their season-opener 76-68 by South Alabama but have since won three in a row. Sophomore guard Jalen Poyser, one of only three returning players for the Rebels, is off to a hot start averaging a team-leading 17.0 PPG to along with 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Senior forward Christian Jones, a 6-7 transfer from St. John's, is the only other player averaging in double figures (14.0 PPG) and leads the team in rebounding (7.0 RPG).
The pick: Jones sat out UNLV's 110-71 rout of Northern Arizona on Tuesday with a sore foot and is questionable for this game, which is not good news for the ‘thin' Rebels. TCU and first-year coach Jamie Dixon are off to the fastest start in school history for a coach in his debut season but all four of the Horned Frogs' wins have come at home. Dixon is anxious to see how his team will perform on the road, as TCU lost all nine of its road games against Big 12 opponents last year and its last road victory in an opponents home arena came against Bradley, 53-49, back on Dec. 23, 2015. However, Dixon owns a remarkable 74-6 record in November games plus The Thomas & Mack Center is no longer "the Shark Tank," as evidenced by the fact TCU is favored. TCU is an 8* play.
