Kansas Jayhawks vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 12/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas Jayhawks vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN

The Kansas Jayhawks (8-1) are on their way to Mizzou Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Missouri Tigers (9-0).

The Kansas Jayhawks faced off with Seton Hall and went home with a win by a final score of 91-65 in their last game. Kansas wrapped up the game having earned a 56.9% field goal percentage (33 of 58) and made 7 of their 17 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Jayhawks buried 18 of 21 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 16 assists in this contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 15 steals. When discussing the defense, Kansas allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the field on 21 of 48 shooting. Seton Hall recorded 11 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Additionally, Seton Hall pulled down 23 rebounds (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Seton Hall finished the game at 59.4% from the charity stripe by converting 19 of 32 shots. They made 4 out of their 19 attempts from long range. With respect to fouls, the Jayhawks ended up finishing with 22 and Seton Hall finished the game with 17 fouls.

Kevin McCullar is someone who had an impact for the matchup. He was able to score 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also totaled 10 boards. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Kansas will take the court with a mark of 8-1 on the year. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Kansas is pulling in 39.2 rebounds per game and has earned 162 dimes for the year, which is 26th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Jayhawks are connecting on 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (69 of 193) and 65.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.7 points per outing (95th in the nation) while going 47.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Jayhawks are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 29.1% on shots from distance and they are 103rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (65.4). The Jayhawks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.1% (209 of 534) and they relinquish 35.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 78th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 93 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Missouri Tigers took home the win by a final score of 96-89 when they faced SE Missouri State. The Tigers earned 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 14 steals for this contest. SE Missouri State was called for 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. Regarding 3-pointers, Missouri converted 11 out of their 27 tries (40.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Tigers ended up going 34 for 61 from the floor which had them at 55.7%. The Tigers allowed SE Missouri State to convert 34 out of their 63 attempts from the field which left them shooting 54.0% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 50.0% from 3-point land by shooting 13 of 26 and finished the game at 8 out of 15 from the charity stripe (53.3%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Missouri allowed SE Missouri State to collect 25 in total (8 offensive).

Kobe Brown pitched in for the Tigers for this contest. He earned 25 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists in the game. He made 9 of 12 in this game giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Missouri has a mark of 9-0 this season. As an offensive team, the Tigers are hitting on 51.6% from the field, which is 4th in college basketball. Missouri has scored 837 points so far this season (93.0 per contest) and they collect 34.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 21.6 times per game (1st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Tigers are responsible for committing 18.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Missouri defense surrenders 35.8% on 3-point attempts (82 of 229) and their opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.4 assists and 36.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 187th and 273rd in those categories. The Tigers on defense are ranked 292nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 73.8. They are forcing their opponents into 21.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (165th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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