Missouri Tigers vs Liberty Flames Prediction, 12/2/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Liberty Flames

Date: Thursday, December 2, 2021

Location: Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

Liberty Arena is the site where the Liberty Flames (3-3) will go up against the Missouri Tigers (4-3) on Thursday.

The Missouri Tigers faced off with Paul Quinn and walked away with a win by a score of 91-59 in their last contest. Missouri walked away from the game having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (34 of 74) and converted 8 of their 29 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Tigers converted 15 of 24 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 20 of them being offensive. They also distributed 18 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. When it comes to defending, Missouri let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the field on 23 out of 59 shooting. Paul Quinn distributed 11 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Paul Quinn grabbed 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Paul Quinn ended up going 50.0% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of 18 tries. They made 4 of their 10 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 18 while Paul Quinn recorded 16 personal fouls.

Kobe Brown is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes. He played for 34 minutes played and collected 23 boards. He scored 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Missouri enters this game with a win-loss record of 4-3 on the season. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a team they commit 15.7 fouls every game. As a team, Missouri is pulling down 39.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 87 assists for the year, which ranks 208th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 27.6% on shots from distance (40 of 145) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They average 68.9 points per contest (246th in D-1) while hitting 41.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 35.9% from 3-point land while they are 130th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.9). The Tigers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (169 of 389) and they concede 33.7 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 113th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 74 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Liberty Flames got the victory with a final of 73-61 when they played Maryland Eastern Shore. The Flames were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. Maryland Eastern Shore was called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Flames to the charity stripe for 18 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Liberty knocked down 8 of 24 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Flames finished 25 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.0%. The Flames allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to make 23 of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8% in the game. They wrapped up this game 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 10 out of 25 and finished the contest at 5 of 8 from the charity stripe (62.5%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Liberty allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to pull down 22 in total (3 on the offensive glass).

Keegan McDowell was important for the Flames for the game. He tallied 16 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 4 of 7 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Liberty has a record of 3-3 on the season. The Flames commit 13.3 fouls every game and they connect on 69.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.2 times per contest (244th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. Liberty has 385 pts so far this year (64.2 per contest) and they pull down 33.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Flames are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is 170th in Division 1.

The Liberty defense gives up 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (38 of 115) and their opponents are connecting on 69.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 8.2 assists and 31.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 6th and 57th in college basketball. The Flames on the defensive end are ranked 14th in the nation in points given up per game with 56.7. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (70th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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