Missouri Tigers vs Kansas Jayhawks Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Kansas Jayhawks

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, KS

TV: ESPN

The Missouri Tigers (7-2) are hitting the road to Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Kansas Jayhawks (8-1).

The Missouri Tigers faced off with Wichita State and notched a win by a score of 82-72 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 18 while Wichita State accounted for 20 fouls. They also converted 8 of 28 tries from 3-point range. Wichita State shot 92.3% at the free throw line by converting 12 of 13 tries. On top of that, Wichita State pulled down 46 boards (16 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Wichita State totaled 9 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Missouri allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 26 of 68 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Tigers made 23 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 92.0%. Missouri walked away from the contest with a 40.0% FG percentage (24 out of 60) and made 11 of their 33 three-point shots.

Sean East is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He accumulated 22 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor and also recorded 9 dimes.

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Missouri heads into this one with a win-loss record of 7-2 for the year. They average 75.4 pts per contest (160th in the nation) while going 45.5% from the floor. The Tigers are connecting on 35.1% on 3-point shots (87 of 248) and 77.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Missouri is pulling in 34.1 boards per game and has tallied 131 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 109th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Tigers have forced 14.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They rank 168th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 106 conceded on the year. The Tigers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.5% (209 of 516) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 30.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 98th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas Jayhawks walked away with a victory by a final of 88-69 when they faced UMKC. The Jayhawks corralled 30 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. UMKC committed 17 fouls in this matchup which got the Jayhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 73.7%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Kansas converted 8 of their 20 attempts (40.0%). When the game finished, the Jayhawks walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.1%. The Jayhawks allowed UMKC to make 26 of their 65 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.0% in the game. They went 29.6% from 3-point land by going 8 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 13 at the charity stripe (69.2%). When talking about attacking the glass, Kansas allowed UMKC to pull down 34 in total (9 offensive).

Kevin McCullar was important for the Jayhawks for the contest. He made 9 of 13 for the game for a rate of 69.2%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and tallied 5 assists in the game.

Kansas has a record of 8-1 for the season. The Jayhawks commit 13.8 fouls per game and they go 68.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.8 times per contest (1st in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. Kansas has accumulated 726 points on the campaign (80.7 per contest) and they pull in 38.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Jayhawks are shooting 53.6% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in college basketball.

The Kansas defense allows 29.6% on shots from beyond the arc (75 of 253) and opponents are connecting on 69.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.0 assists and 33.1 rebounds per contest, which is 82nd and 101st in college hoops. The Jayhawks are ranked 60th in the country in PPG allowed with 65.2. They have forced 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 36.7% from the field (10th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas

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