Auburn Tigers vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 1/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SECN

The Missouri Tigers (8-10) will go up against the Auburn Tigers (18-1) at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday.

The Auburn Tigers faced off with Kentucky and notched a win by a score of 80-71 in their last contest. Auburn walked away from the game with a 56.8% FG percentage (25 of 44) and converted 6 of their 16 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Tigers made 24 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 82.8%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 15 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Concerning defending, Auburn allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 29 out of 58 shooting. Kentucky doled out 12 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Kentucky pulled down 22 boards (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Kentucky finished 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 10 attempts. They knocked down 5 of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Tigers finished with 12 and Kentucky had 20 fouls.

Walker Kessler is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished 80.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 31 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. He ended up scoring 19 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Auburn enters this game with a mark of 18-1 for the campaign. They have an average of 80.7 points per outing (17th in D-1) while shooting 46.0% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (167 of 488) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Auburn is collecting 38.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 295 assists this year, which ranks 42nd in college hoops in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.1 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They give up 31.6% on three-point shots while they are 99th in college basketball in opponents PPG (65.9). The Tigers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.2% (431 of 1,100) and they concede 35.2 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 131st in college basketball in giving up assists with 210 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Missouri Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 86-76 when they played Alabama. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Missouri permitted Alabama to grab 36 in total (18 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by hitting 9 out of 27 and finished the contest at 21 out of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). The Tigers permitted Alabama to make 28 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers shot 31 out of 65 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.7%. With respect to three-point attempts, Missouri made 11 of 24 tries (45.8%). They were able to bury 3 of them for a rate of 60.0%. Alabama committed 13 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 5 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Tigers earned 14 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the matchup.

Sean Durugordon pitched in for the Tigers for this contest. He converted 5 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for this game.

Missouri has a mark of 8-10 this year. The Tigers commit 17.3 fouls every game while shooting 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.9 times per contest (273rd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game. Missouri has totaled 1,219 pts so far this year (67.7 per contest) and they grab 36.6 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 42.3% from the field, which ranks them 277th in the nation.

The Missouri defense concedes 35.7% on 3-point shots (139 of 389) and opponents are connecting on 65.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.6 assists and 34.5 boards per game, which is 179th and 169th in college hoops. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 271st in Division 1 in points given up per game with 72.1. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (275th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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