Missouri Tigers vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 2/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Missouri Tigers (19-6) are on their way to Neville Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Auburn Tigers (17-8).

The Missouri Tigers faced Tennessee and went home with a win by a final score of 86-85 in their last game. Missouri walked away from the contest having earned a 52.6% FG percentage (30 of 57) and made 14 of their 26 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 12 of 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 22 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 15 assists in this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to the defense, Missouri allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. Tennessee distributed 18 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Additionally, Tennessee totaled 34 boards (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Tennessee ended up shooting 75.8% at the charity stripe by converting 25 of 33 tries. They also made 12 out of their 28 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Tigers finished with 24 while Tennessee recorded 17 fouls.

Kobe Brown is someone who was important for this contest. He notched 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played 30 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up shooting 53.3% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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Missouri enters this contest with a win-loss record of 19-6 for the campaign. They average 82.1 points per game (13th in college basketball) while shooting 48.2% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 36.6% on shots from distance (239 of 653) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Missouri is collecting 31.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 424 assists so far this year, which is 13th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 17.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.4% on shots from distance while they are 321st in college hoops in PPG allowed (75.2). The Tigers are giving up a FG percentage of 44.4% (639 of 1,438) and they surrender 37.4 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 275th in D-1 in giving up assists with 361 conceded on the year.

For their last game, the Auburn Tigers went home defeated by a final of 77-69 against Alabama. The Tigers corralled 18 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. Alabama had 16 fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 shots. They were able to convert 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Auburn knocked down 7 out of 24 attempts (29.2%). Overall, the Tigers finished 20 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.3%. The Tigers permitted Alabama to make 29 of 49 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 59.2% for the matchup. They finished 28.6% from distance by shooting 6 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 23 from the free throw line (56.5%). In reference to rebounding, Auburn permitted Alabama to pull down 33 in all (6 offensive).

Wendell Green ended up being important for the Tigers in this matchup. He tallied 24 points in his 33 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 19 for the game giving him a rate of 36.8%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 17-8 on the season. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 43.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 236th in the nation. Auburn has scored 1,804 pts this season (72.2 per contest) and they grab 37.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.3 times per game (104th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they go 69.8% from the free throw line.

The Auburn defense gives up 27.3% on 3-point shots (133 of 488) and their opponents are making 69.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 10.5 assists and 34.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 31st and 219th in college hoops. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 54th in college basketball in points given up per game with 65.1. They have forced 13.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the field (15th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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