Florida Gators vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 2/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SECN

The Florida Gators (13-8) are traveling to Mizzou Arena on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Missouri Tigers (8-12).

The Florida Gators faced Oklahoma State and took home the win by a score of 81-72 in their last contest. Florida wrapped up the game with a 40.4% FG percentage (19 out of 47) and converted 10 out of their 31 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Gators converted 33 of their 41 attempts for a rate of 80.5%. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned a total of 23 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. In regard to defense, Florida let their opponent shoot 48.1% from the field on 26 out of 54 shooting. Oklahoma State recorded 10 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Oklahoma State grabbed 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Oklahoma State finished the game at 63.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 19 shots. They also buried 8 out of their 18 tries from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Gators ended up finishing with 17 and Oklahoma State recorded 28 personal fouls.

Tyree Appleby is one player who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up with 21 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 4 assists.

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Florida enters this contest with a mark of 13-8 for the campaign. They average 71.8 pts per game (177th in Division 1) while hitting 42.9% from the floor. The Gators are connecting on 29.9% on three-point attempts (164 of 549) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida is pulling down 34.9 boards per contest and has earned 276 assists so far this year, which is 159th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Gators are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They give up 31.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 55th in college basketball in opponents points per game (64.2). The Gators defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (504 of 1,151) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 110th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 233 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Missouri Tigers went home defeated by a final of 67-50 when they faced Iowa State. The Tigers earned 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 25 for this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Iowa State was called for 15 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 50.0%. With regard to three-point attempts, Missouri made 5 of 14 attempts (35.7%). Overall, the Tigers finished the game shooting 18 for 42 from the floor which had them at 42.9%. The Tigers allowed Iowa State to make 24 of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.3% in this matchup. They shot 33.3% from distance by going 6 out of 18 and finished the game at 13 out of 15 at the free throw line (86.7%). Regarding team rebounding, Missouri allowed Iowa State to get 27 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Dajuan Gordon ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in this contest. He earned 15 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He made 5 of 8 in this game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Missouri has a mark of 8-12 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 42.1% from the field, which is 282nd in the nation. Missouri has accounted for 1,323 pts this season (66.2 per contest) and they pull down 36.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.7 times per game (288th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 17.2 fouls per contest while shooting 71.3% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 239th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 71.0. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.8% from the field (241st in the nation). The Missouri defense gives up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (151 of 435) and their opponents are connecting on 66.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.6 dimes and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 176th and 199th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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