South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 11/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Missouri Tigers (3-2) will try to beat the South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-2) at Mizzou Arena on Wednesday.

The South Carolina State Bulldogs took the court against Samford and took a loss by a final of 89-72 in their last contest. South Carolina State walked away from the contest having earned a 32.8% FG percentage (21 out of 64) and converted 4 out of their 17 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 26 of their 33 shots for a rate of 78.8%. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected 36 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists for the contest while forcing 15 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding defense, South Carolina State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 of 56 shooting. Samford dished out 13 dimes and had 11 steals for this game. On top of that, Samford snagged 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Samford shot 78.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 32 of their 41 shots. They also converted 7 of 20 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 28 while Samford accounted for 22 fouls.

Omar Croskey is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up with 15 points on 4 out of 11 shooting. He played 23 mins and totaled 2 boards. He ended up going 36.4% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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South Carolina State heads into this one with a mark of 2-2 this year. They are giving up possession 16.8 times per game and as a group are committing 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, South Carolina State is pulling down 42.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 51 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 224th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are connecting on 22.9% on three-point attempts (16 of 70) and 64.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.0 points per outing (274th in college hoops) while connecting on 38.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are conceding 32.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 321st in D-1 in opponents points per game (79.8). The Bulldogs are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (102 of 232) and they concede 35.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 272nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 61 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Missouri Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-72 when they faced Jackson State. The Tigers collected 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 18 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Jackson State was called for 17 fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a rate of 63.6%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Missouri made 11 out of 29 tries (37.9%). In all, the Tigers finished shooting 27 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. The Tigers permitted Jackson State to bury 28 out of 62 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 45.2% in the game. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 18 and ended up going 11 of 16 at the charity stripe (68.8%). In reference to rebounds, Missouri permitted Jackson State to pull down 26 in total (6 offensive).

Nick Honor was important for the Tigers in the matchup. He tallied 17 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes in this game. He buried 6 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 2 rebounds.

Missouri has a win-loss mark of 3-2 this year. The Tigers are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 78.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per contest (110th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. Missouri has scored 366 pts for the season (73.2 per game) and they snag 34.4 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are connecting on 45.2% from the floor, which is 153rd in the nation.

The Missouri defense allows 31.4% from downtown (33 of 105) and their opposition knocks down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.0 assists and 37.0 boards every game, which ranks them 181st and 240th in those defensive categories. The Tigers defensively are ranked 149th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.0. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (124th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Missouri

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