Missouri Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 12/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: SECN

The Missouri Tigers (6-6) are headed to Rupp Arena on Wednesday where they will meet the Kentucky Wildcats (9-2).

The Missouri Tigers took the court against Illinois and took a loss by a score of 88-63 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 17 and Illinois accumulated 15 personal fouls. They converted 12 out of their 25 shots from three-point range. Illinois finished 66.7% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 15 tries. Furthermore, Illinois totaled 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Illinois earned 20 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Missouri allowed the other team to go 56.9% from the field on 33 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 27 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Tigers buried 11 of 13 attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Missouri wrapped up the game having earned a 36.5% FG percentage (23 out of 63) and made 6 of their 23 3-pointers.

Jarron Coleman is one player who had an impact for this game. He ended up with 16 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins and also collected 2 boards. He went 77.8% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Missouri heads into this game with a win-loss record of 6-6 so far this year. They have an average of 67.5 pts per contest (279th in D-1) while hitting 41.1% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 24.7% on 3-point shots (60 of 243) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Missouri is collecting 37.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 132 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 287th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 190th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 148 conceded this year. The Tigers are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (301 of 663) and they concede 32.8 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 38.8% on shots from downtown and they are 214th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.7).

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 95-60 when they faced Western Kentucky. The Wildcats collected 32 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 46 in this contest. They also gave up possession 16 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. Western Kentucky earned 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 76.9%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Kentucky buried 9 of their 20 attempts (45.0%). In all, the Wildcats went 38 out of 68 from the field which had them shooting 55.9%. The Wildcats permitted Western Kentucky to knock down 21 of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 32.8% for this game. They went 15.0% from distance by hitting 3 of 20 and finished the game at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Kentucky allowed Western Kentucky to get 25 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Kellan Grady pitched in for the Wildcats in the game. He converted 7 of 10 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 34 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this contest.

Kentucky has a mark of 9-2 so far this season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 13.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.6 times per contest (17th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. Kentucky has accumulated 916 pts on the campaign (83.3 per game) and they average 44.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 49.5% from the floor, which is 13th in Division 1.

The Kentucky defense concedes 27.2% on three-point shots (59 of 217) and opponents are converting on 72.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 9.9 dimes and 27.4 total rebounds per game, which is 37th and 3rd in the country. The Wildcats are ranked 60th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 62.0. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.1% from the floor (50th in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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