Kentucky Wildcats vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 12/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SECN

The Missouri Tigers (11-1) will try to beat the Kentucky Wildcats (8-3) at Mizzou Arena on Wednesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Florida A&M and took home the win by a score of 88-68 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Wildcats finished with 12 and Florida A&M racked up 17 fouls. They knocked down 9 out of their 16 shots from long range. Florida A&M shot 87.5% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of 8 tries. Additionally, Florida A&M snagged 17 boards (5 offensive, 12 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Florida A&M doled out 12 assists and had 1 steal in the matchup. When discussing defense, Kentucky allowed 52.0% from the field on 26 of 50 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 13 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 68.4%. Kentucky wrapped up the game having earned a 52.5% FG percentage (31 of 59) and knocked down 13 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Cason Wallace is someone who was a factor in this game. He finished 66.7% from the floor and recorded 9 dimes. He saw the court for 31 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He was able to score 27 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Kentucky heads into this one with a mark of 8-3 so far this year. They are giving up possession 12.3 times per game and as a team they commit 14.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Kentucky is pulling in 41.0 boards per game and has accounted for 199 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 70th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are shooting 39.9% on shots from downtown (93 of 233) and 66.5% from the charity stripe. They average 78.7 points per game (67th in D-1) on 46.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are 25th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 117 relinquished this season. The Wildcats defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 39.8% (260 of 653) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 75th in college basketball in PPG allowed (64.4).

In their last game, the Missouri Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 93-71 when they played Illinois. The Tigers collected 16 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 24 in the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 13 steals for this contest. Illinois earned 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.2%. In terms of 3-pointers, Missouri knocked down 10 of 20 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Tigers finished 35 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.3%. The Tigers allowed Illinois to convert 25 of their 62 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.3% for this game. They finished 22.6% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 31 and ended up shooting 14 of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). Concerning team rebounding, Missouri allowed Illinois to get 35 overall (18 offensive).

Kobe Brown ended up having an impact for the Tigers in this contest. He made 10 of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 5 rebounds. He had 31 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 8 assists in this matchup.

Missouri has a win-loss record of 11-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 51.3% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the nation. Missouri has scored 1,065 points for the year (88.8 per contest) and they snag 33.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 20.0 times per contest (4th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.7 times per game. The Tigers have committed 18.4 fouls per game and they go 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 314th in college basketball in points given up per game with 74.7. They are forcing 19.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (219th in D-1). The Missouri defense gives up 36.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (112 of 310) and their opponents are converting on 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.6 dimes and 35.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 252nd and 258th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kentucky

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