Alabama Crimson Tide vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SECN

The Alabama Crimson Tide (11-3) are headed to Mizzou Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Missouri Tigers (6-7).

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced off with Florida and earned the victory with a final of 83-70 in their last game. Alabama walked away from the game having earned a 40.3% field goal percentage (29 of 72) and made 9 of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Crimson Tide converted 16 of 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 35 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 16 dimes for this contest while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In terms of defending, Alabama let their opponent shoot 42.3% from the floor on 22 out of 52 shooting. Florida doled out 12 assists and had 5 steals in this game. On top of that, Florida snagged 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Florida shot 64.3% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 28 shots. They also converted 8 out of their 23 attempts from long range. In regard to fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 21 and Florida accumulated 20 fouls.

Juwan Gary is a player who played a role in this game. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. He ended up shooting 63.6% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Alabama will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 11-3 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Alabama is collecting 41.0 rebounds per game and has earned 210 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 73rd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Crimson Tide are connecting on 32.5% on shots from downtown (135 of 416) and 69.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 82.2 points per outing (18th in Division 1) on 46.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are 200th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 165 conceded on the campaign. The Crimson Tide are giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (370 of 871) and they concede 35.4 boards per contest as a team. They give up 29.9% on 3-pointers while they are 278th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Missouri Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-56 when they faced Kentucky. The Tigers were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest. They also gave up possession 14 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. Kentucky earned 13 fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Concerning 3-point shots, Missouri converted 5 of their 25 tries (20.0%). Overall, the Tigers finished shooting 22 out of 67 from the field which had them sitting at 32.8%. The Tigers allowed Kentucky to make 28 of 65 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 43.1% in this contest. They finished shooting 29.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 out of 17 and finished the game at 22 out of 26 at the free throw line (84.6%). In relation to rebounding, Missouri allowed Kentucky to grab 47 in total (11 offensive).

Ronnie Degray ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in this game. He converted 3 of 6 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He had 8 points in his 25 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the game.

Missouri has a record of 6-7 so far this year. The Tigers are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per contest and they hit 71.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.8 times per contest (320th in college basketball) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. Missouri has accounted for 866 points so far this year (66.6 per contest) and they pull in 37.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which ranks them 320th in the country.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 236th in college hoops in PPG given up with 70.7. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (306th in college basketball). The Missouri defense allows 38.2% on shots from distance (107 of 280) and opponents are making 65.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.3 assists and 34.1 total boards per game, ranking them 167th and 151st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Missouri

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