Missouri Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: SECN

The Tennessee Volunteers (19-4) will play the Missouri Tigers (18-6) at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday.

The Missouri Tigers took the court against South Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 83-74 in their last contest. Missouri finished the game with a 50.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 53) and converted 12 of their 25 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 17 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. In regard to rebounding, they collected 25 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning defense, Missouri allowed 52.0% from the field on 26 of 50 shooting. South Carolina earned 18 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, South Carolina grabbed 27 rebounds (11 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. South Carolina finished the contest at 61.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 21 attempts. They also made 9 of 25 attempts from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 15 and South Carolina racked up 17 personal fouls.

Kobe Brown is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He was able to score 19 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and also earned 6 assists.

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Missouri comes into this matchup with a mark of 18-6 so far this year. They currently have an average of 82.0 pts per contest (13th in the country) while hitting 48.0% from the floor. The Tigers are connecting on 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (225 of 627) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Missouri is pulling down 31.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 409 assists so far this year, which is 13th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.5 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 17.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are surrendering 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 317th in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.8). The Tigers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.4% (615 of 1,385) and they surrender 37.5 boards per contest as a group. They are 289th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 343 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers took home the win by a final score of 46-43 against Auburn. The Volunteers were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the matchup. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. Auburn committed 18 fouls in the matchup which took the Volunteers to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a rate of 58.8%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Tennessee made 2 out of their 21 tries (9.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Volunteers walked away from this one shooting 17 for 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 27.0%. The Volunteers permitted Auburn to bury 13 out of 55 attempts from the field which left them shooting 23.6% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 11.1% from 3-point land by shooting 3 out of 27 and ended up shooting 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). When talking about team rebounding, Tennessee allowed Auburn to pull down 40 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Josiah-Jordan James ended up having an impact for the Volunteers for the matchup. He made 5 of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and totaled 14 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 31 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this matchup.

Tennessee has a mark of 19-4 on the campaign. The Volunteers are committing 16.8 fouls every game and they shoot 73.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.8 times per contest (14th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Tennessee has totaled 1,663 points this year (72.3 per contest) and they pull in 40.2 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Volunteers are hitting on 43.0% from the field, which ranks 271st in Division 1.

The Volunteers on the defensive end are ranked 1st in college basketball in PPG given up with 54.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 34.3% from the field (1st in D-1). The Tennessee defense concedes 21.9% on shots from distance (113 of 515) and their opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 8.8 dimes and 32.2 total boards per game, which ranks them 5th and 74th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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