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#877 South Alabama +12.5 over TCU 7:00 PM CT

TCU is the bigger name program in this matchup but in seven top 200 games on the season, the Horned Frogs have produced one win by more than five points, beating Florida Gulf Coast by 16 in early November. TCU hasn’t played in more than a week and is one of the nation’s worst free throw shooting teams at barely 60 percent, a dangerous trait for a double-digit favorite. There isn’t significant substance in a 7-3 start for South Alabama but in the toughest test of the season at Ole Miss, the Jaguars lost by just 10 in a respectable showing. South Alabama plays at a slow pace and has excellent turnover and 2-point scoring results on both sides of the ball. This is an odd set-up as South Alabama played yesterday, beating East Texas A&M about 100 miles away in Commerce, but that could help the underdog have some momentum into this game vs. a heavy favorite that hasn’t been on the court in a while. So far this year’s TCU team has the worst offensive efficiency of any team Jamie Dixon has had since taking over the program in 2016-17 and this could be an overlooked game after a run of high-profile contests in recent weeks and the Big XII schedule being just around the corner.