South Carolina Gamecocks vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 2/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SECN

The Missouri Tigers (17-6) will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-15) at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks stepped onto the hardwood against Arkansas and took a loss by a final of 65-63 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 13 and Arkansas accounted for 14 fouls. They made 4 out of their 15 attempts from downtown. Arkansas finished the game shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 13 shots. Moreover, Arkansas grabbed 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arkansas recorded 11 assists and had 3 steals in this game. With regard to the defense, South Carolina let their opponent shoot 47.3% from the floor on 26 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Gamecocks made 8 of 14 shots for a rate of 57.1%. South Carolina ended the game with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 out of 58) and knocked down 7 out of their 19 three-point shots.

Josh Gray is a player who played a role in the game. He finished the game at 64.3% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He played 27 minutes and pulled down 14 rebounds. He recorded 20 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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South Carolina will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 8-15 on the season. They currently have an average of 63.7 points per outing (343rd in the country) while hitting 39.4% from the field. The Gamecocks are hitting 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (177 of 548) and 63.7% from the free throw line. As a team, South Carolina is grabbing 34.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 243 dimes on the campaign, which is 348th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Gamecocks are able to force 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.1 personal fouls. They rank 286th in college hoops in giving up assists with 339 relinquished for the year. The Gamecocks are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (633 of 1,338) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 269th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (72.7).

When they last played, the Missouri Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 63-52 when they faced Mississippi State. When talking about rebounding, Missouri permitted Mississippi State to pull down 35 in all (9 on the offensive side). They shot 15.0% from 3-point land via 3 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). The Tigers allowed Mississippi State to bury 21 of their 50 tries from the floor which had them at 42.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished the game shooting 16 out of 50 from the field which had them shooting 32.0%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Missouri made 6 out of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. Mississippi State earned 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They gave up possession 15 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Tigers were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 32 for this contest.

Kobe Brown ended up being important for the Tigers in this matchup. He earned 26 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 5 dimes for the game. He converted 10 out of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 90.9%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Missouri has a win-loss mark of 17-6 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which ranks 30th in the country. Missouri has totaled 1,884 points for the year (81.9 per game) and they pull in 31.4 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.0 times per contest (13th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game. The Tigers are responsible for committing 18.7 fouls per contest while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 319th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 74.8. They are forcing their opponents into 17.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (231st in college basketball). The Missouri defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (201 of 575) and their opponents are making 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 14.1 assists and 37.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 285th and 343rd in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina

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