Texas Christian @ Baylor preview

Last Meeting ( Feb 11, 2017 ) Texas Christian 52, Baylor 70

Seventeenth-ranked Baylor will try to rediscover its offense when its hosts No. 8 TCU on Tuesday in a Big 12 game. The banged-up Bears looked lost without starting forward Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. in Friday's league opener against Texas Tech, and could drop out of the coaches poll when the new one is released Tuesday.

The Bears had one assist and were held to a season-low 53 points without Lual-Acuil, who is a game-time decision after missing Friday's contest with a non-contact foot injury. Lual-Acuil's rebounding will also be needed against TCU, which is ranked 14th nationally at plus-9.2 boards while averaging 87.6 points. The Horned Frogs' perfect start was snapped in a shootout, which they led by 13 with 10 minutes left, against No. 12 Oklahoma. Baylor has won 11 straight meetings with TCU - covering all the games since the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12 - by an average of 18.1 points.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNews

ABOUT TCU (12-1, 0-1 Big 12): Senior Kenrich Williams leads five TCU starters in double figures with 15.1 points and a team-best 9.4 rebounds. Senior Vladimir Brodziansky adds 13.4 points on 64 percent shooting while sophomore Desmond Bane, who averaged 7.1 points last year, adds 12.8 points. Sophomore Jaylen Fisher averages 11.0 points and 5.7 assists for TCU, which ranks third nationally with 19.9 assists.

ABOUT BAYLOR (10-3, 0-1): Manu Lecomte leads the Bears with 17.5 points and is ranked second in the league with 3.6 made 3-pointers. Lual-Acuil accounts for 15.1 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while Nuni Omot adds 11.6 points. Senior forward Terry Maston (10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds off the bench) was scoreless in his return after missing six games with a broken hand.

TIP-INS

1. Williams, who has scored in double figures in nine straight games, has six double-doubles.

2. Baylor freshman Mark Vital is averaging 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in his past three games, including 12 points in his first career start Friday.

3. TCU is looking for first win against a major conference opponent this season.

PREDICTION: TCU 73, Baylor 65