Howard Bison vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 11/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Howard Bison vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN+

Mizzou Arena is the location where the Missouri Tigers (0-1) will attempt to beat the Howard Bison (0-1) on Friday.

The Howard Bison faced Kansas and ended up losing by a score of 87-57 in their last contest. Howard wrapped up the game having earned a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 58) and converted 8 out of their 22 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bison made 5 of 12 shots for a rate of 41.7%. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 26 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about defense, Howard let their opponent shoot 60.4% from the floor on 32 of 53 shooting. Kansas distributed 20 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Moreover, Kansas snagged 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Kansas finished the game shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 16 tries. They also made 11 out of their 22 attempts from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Bison ended up walking away with 12 and Kansas finished the game with 14 fouls.

Blake Harper is a guy who played a role for this contest. He finished shooting 60.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He played 28 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. He accumulated 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Howard enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 0-1 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 17.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 12.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Howard is pulling in 26.0 boards per game and is sitting with 12 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 271st in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Bison are shooting 36.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (8 of 22) and 41.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 57.0 pts per contest (331st in the country) on 37.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Bison have forced 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.0 fouls. They are surrendering 50.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 316th in college basketball in points per game allowed (87.0). The Bison defense is allowing a FG percentage of 60.4% (32 of 53) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 318th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 20 relinquished so far this year.

When they last played, the Missouri Tigers took a loss by a score of 83-75 when they played Memphis. Concerning how they rebounded, Missouri permitted Memphis to pull down 35 in all (11 offensive). They finished shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc by going 8 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). The Tigers allowed Memphis to bury 26 out of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% in this game. Overall, the Tigers ended up shooting 26 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.6%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Missouri made 7 out of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 64.0%. Memphis earned 24 personal fouls for the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 11 steals in the matchup. The Tigers were able to collect 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 27 in the game.

Anthony Robinson II ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for the matchup. He earned 16 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 7 dimes for this contest. He converted 4 of 5 in this game for a rate of 80.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Missouri has a win-loss record of 0-1 for the campaign. The Tigers commit 24.0 personal fouls every game and they go 64.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (142nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest. Missouri has tallied 75 pts on the season (75.0 per contest) and they average 30.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 45.6% from the floor, which is 197th in the country.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 297th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 83.0. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (253rd in college basketball). The Missouri defense allows 40.0% from downtown (8 of 20) and their opponents are knocking down 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 16.0 assists and 37.0 rebounds per game, which is 299th and 247th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Howard

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