Lindenwood Lions vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lindenwood Lions vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN+

Mizzou Arena is the location where the Missouri Tigers (5-1) will try to beat the Lindenwood Lions (2-4) on Wednesday.

The Lindenwood Lions played Valparaiso and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-64 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Lions walked away with 20 while Valparaiso recorded 12 fouls. They made 6 of their 20 shots from 3-point land. Valparaiso ended up shooting 86.4% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 22 shots. Additionally, Valparaiso pulled down 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Valparaiso doled out 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Concerning defending, Lindenwood let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the field on 26 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 31 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Lions made 5 of 11 attempts for a rate of 45.5%. Lindenwood wrapped up the contest with a 42.6% FG percentage (26 of 61) and buried 7 of 23 three-point shots.

Markeith Browning II is one player who had an impact in the game. He shot 56.3% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He played for 26 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Lindenwood will take the court with a mark of 2-4 on the year. They are averaging 70.7 points per contest (286th in Division 1) while shooting 44.7% from the field. The Lions are hitting 27.0% on 3-point shots (34 of 126) and 63.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Lindenwood is collecting 35.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 68 assists for the year, which ranks 306th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Lions have forced 15.5 turnovers per game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 176th in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.5). The Lions defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (148 of 344) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 261st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 90 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Missouri Tigers went home victorious with a score of 112-63 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Tigers earned 28 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 45 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 13 steals for the contest. Arkansas-Pine Bluff had 29 personal fouls for this contest which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 41 tries. They were able to make 29 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.7%. With respect to shooting from distance, Missouri made 9 of 32 tries (28.1%). When all was said and done, the Tigers ended up going 37 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.1%. The Tigers permitted Arkansas-Pine Bluff to make 22 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.5% in the game. They finished 32.1% from 3-point land by hitting 9 out of 28 and finished the game at 10 out of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Missouri allowed Arkansas-Pine Bluff to snag 26 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Mark Mitchell was important for the Tigers for the game. He totaled 20 points in his 19 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 8 of 11 for the contest giving him a rate of 72.7%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

Missouri has a record of 5-1 on the year. The Tigers commit 15.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (143rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.7 times per contest. Missouri has accounted for 550 pts so far this season (91.7 per game) and they grab 37.0 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are hitting on 51.0% from the field, which has them ranked 20th in Division 1.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 47th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 63.3. They are forcing their opponents into 17.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (86th in the nation). The Missouri defense surrenders 32.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (43 of 131) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.8 assists and 31.0 boards per game, which ranks 125th and 57th in those categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lindenwood

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