Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SECN

Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the site where the Florida Gators (9-7) will attempt to defeat the Missouri Tigers (13-2) on Saturday.

The Missouri Tigers faced off with Vanderbilt and took home the win by a score of 85-82 in their last game. Missouri wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.1% FG percentage (24 out of 57) and knocked down 10 out of their 26 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 27 of their 31 shots for a percentage of 87.1%. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 16 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to defending, Missouri allowed the other team to go 48.5% from the field on 33 out of 68 shooting. Vanderbilt doled out 15 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. Moreover, Vanderbilt collected 43 boards (14 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Vanderbilt finished shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of 12 shots. They also converted 8 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 13 while Vanderbilt recorded 23 personal fouls.

Kobe Brown is a guy who played a role in this contest. He finished shooting 35.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played for 25 minutes and also grabbed 8 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

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Missouri enters this one with a mark of 13-2 for the year. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Missouri is pulling down 31.9 boards per game and has tallied 286 dimes on the campaign, which is 15th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 37.0% from downtown (146 of 395) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They average 87.1 points per game (2nd in the country) while shooting 50.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 18.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are 193rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 206 relinquished on the season. The Tigers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (392 of 886) and they surrender 36.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 35.2% on 3-point shots and they are 322nd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (75.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Florida Gators got the victory with a final of 67-56 when they played LSU. The Gators recorded 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. LSU had 21 fouls for this game which took the Gators to the charity stripe for 32 shots. They were able to convert 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Florida converted 5 out of 25 attempts (20.0%). Overall, the Gators ended up shooting 19 out of 48 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.6%. The Gators permitted LSU to convert 19 of their 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 32.2% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 17.9% from downtown by going 5 out of 28 and finished the game at 13 of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Florida permitted LSU to pull down 36 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Colin Castleton ended up being a major contributor for the Gators for the matchup. He earned 18 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 2 dimes for this game. He knocked down 3 out of 6 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Florida has a mark of 9-7 on the year. As an offensive team, the Gators are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 152nd in the nation. Florida has totaled 1,188 pts for the campaign (74.3 per game) and they average 36.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.1 times per contest (275th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Gators are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game and they go 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Gators are ranked 112th in college basketball in points given up per game with 66.5. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the floor (54th in the country). The Florida defense allows 33.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (102 of 307) and opponents are making 70.0% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.5 assists and 35.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 103rd and 261st in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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