Arkansas Razorbacks vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 1/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SEC Network

The Arkansas Razorbacks (10-10) are hitting the road to Mizzou Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Missouri Tigers (8-12).

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced off with Kentucky and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 63-57 in their last game. Arkansas wrapped up the contest with a 33.3% FG percentage (20 out of 60) and made 4 out of their 19 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Razorbacks converted 13 of their 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 38 with 6 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to defense, Arkansas allowed the other team to shoot 36.5% from the floor on 23 out of 63 shooting. Kentucky doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. Additionally, Kentucky grabbed 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kentucky walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 12 shots. They also made 9 of 20 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Razorbacks ended up finishing with 15 and Kentucky had 19 personal fouls.

Makhi Mitchell is one player who came through for this contest. He ended up going 40.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 32 mins and grabbed 13 rebounds. He was able to score 12 points on 2 out of 5 shooting.

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Arkansas enters this matchup with a record of 10-10 for the season. They average 75.3 points per contest (161st in Division 1) while going 43.8% from the floor. The Razorbacks are hitting 31.7% from downtown (124 of 391) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Arkansas is pulling down 36.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 228 dimes on the season, which is 322nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Razorbacks are able to force 10.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They give up 34.2% on 3-pointers while they are 307th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.8). The Razorbacks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (539 of 1,271) and they surrender 37.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 177th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 262 relinquished so far this year.

For their last game, the Missouri Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-64 when they faced South Carolina. When it comes to how they rebounded, Missouri allowed South Carolina to collect 26 in total (4 on the offensive side). They went 40.0% from distance by shooting 10 of 25 and finished the contest at 16 of 24 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Tigers allowed South Carolina to make 23 of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.2% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Tigers finished shooting 24 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Missouri made 2 of their 8 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 82.4%. South Carolina earned 17 fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Tigers pulled down 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 in the matchup.

Sean East was important for the Tigers for this game. He had 21 points in his 39 minutes on the court and accumulated 7 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 3 rebounds.

Missouri has a win-loss record of 8-12 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are connecting on 44.8% from the field, which ranks 178th in the country. Missouri has accumulated 1,472 points for the season (73.6 per contest) and they pull in 32.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per game (185th in the country) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per contest. The Tigers commit 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 76.8% from the charity stripe.

The Missouri defense allows 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (157 of 468) and their opposition knocks down 75.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 13.1 assists and 37.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 202nd and 289th in college hoops. The Tigers are ranked 238th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 73.5. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (169th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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