Missouri Tigers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 11/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0) are welcoming the Missouri Tigers (2-1) at Williams Arena on Thursday.

The Missouri Tigers played SIU Edwardsville and took home the win by a score of 68-50 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 19 and SIU Edwardsville totaled 15 fouls. They knocked down 4 out of their 15 shots from distance. SIU Edwardsville finished the game shooting 72.0% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 25 tries. Additionally, SIU Edwardsville snagged 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. SIU Edwardsville dished out 7 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, Missouri let their opponent shoot 28.0% from the floor on 14 out of 50 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 4 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Tigers converted 11 of 14 shots for a rate of 78.6%. Missouri finished the game with a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 53) and made 11 out of their 29 3-pointers.

Sean East is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He played 33 mins and totaled 1 rebound. He accumulated 20 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Missouri heads into this one with a record of 2-1 on the campaign. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 20.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Missouri is pulling in 36.7 boards per game and has earned 43 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 123rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 32.6% on 3-pointers (29 of 89) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.7 pts per contest (214th in the nation) while connecting on 44.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They rank 164th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 31 surrendered this season. The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 37.6% (64 of 170) and they surrender 36.3 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 29.7% on 3-point shots and they are 135th in the country in PPG allowed (66.3).

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers went home victorious with a score of 102-76 when they faced UTSA. Regarding rebounds, Minnesota allowed UTSA to grab 26 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 40.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 9 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 16 from the charity stripe (56.3%). The Golden Gophers permitted UTSA to make 29 of 71 tries from the field which had them at 40.8% in the game. Overall, the Golden Gophers shot 30 for 55 from the field which had them sitting at 54.5%. Concerning three-point shots, Minnesota buried 14 of their 29 attempts (48.3%). They were able to convert 28 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.4%. UTSA was called for 22 fouls for the game which took the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for 34 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Golden Gophers were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the contest.

Dawson Garcia ended up being a factor for the Golden Gophers in this matchup. He recorded 22 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in the game. He converted 7 of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 2-0 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Gophers are shooting 53.5% from the field, which is 29th in college basketball. Minnesota has accounted for 182 points for the season (91.0 per game) and they pull in 40.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 19.0 times per game (34th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per game. The Golden Gophers are committing 17.5 fouls every game and they go 79.7% from the charity stripe.

The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court are 165th in college basketball in PPG given up with 68.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 36.9% from the floor (64th in the nation). The Minnesota defense allows 32.5% on 3-point shots (13 of 40) and opponents are knocking down 63.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.5 assists and 35.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 161st and 182nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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