Missouri Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Missouri Tigers (8-18) are traveling to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (13-13).

The Missouri Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Tennessee and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-67 in their last contest. Missouri ended the contest with a 37.5% field goal percentage (21 out of 56) and buried 10 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 15 of 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defense, Missouri let their opponent shoot 42.1% from the field on 24 out of 57 shooting. Tennessee earned 10 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Tennessee collected 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Tennessee ended up going 70.4% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of 27 tries. They buried 5 out of their 17 tries from distance. In relation to fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 23 while Tennessee accumulated 17 fouls.

Sean East is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He left the arena with 24 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 37 mins played and snagged 4 boards. He finished shooting 46.7% from the field and totaled 6 assists.

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Missouri heads into this matchup with a mark of 8-18 so far this season. They turn it over 11.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Missouri is grabbing 31.5 boards per game and has tallied 331 assists this season, which has them ranked 242nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 32.8% on shots from downtown (200 of 609) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.0 points per game (234th in the nation) while hitting 44.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 fouls. They give up 33.9% on three-point shots while they are 258th in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.4). The Tigers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 43.8% (649 of 1,482) and they concede 37.4 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 167th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 335 surrendered this year.

When they last played, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home victorious with a score of 78-71 against Texas A&M. The Razorbacks snagged 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. Texas A&M was called for 26 fouls for the game which got the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 34 attempts. They were able to make 28 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 82.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Arkansas buried 4 out of 15 tries (26.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Razorbacks ended up shooting 23 out of 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.0%. The Razorbacks allowed Texas A&M to convert 20 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3% for the contest. They went 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 20 and ended up shooting 25 out of 39 at the free throw line (64.1%). Concerning rebounding, Arkansas permitted Texas A&M to pull down 46 overall (19 offensive).

Tramon Mark was important for the Razorbacks in this game. He earned 26 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for this game. He converted 8 out of 16 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Arkansas has a mark of 13-13 this season. As an offensive unit, the Razorbacks are connecting on 44.3% from the field, which is ranked 204th in college hoops. Arkansas has 1,956 pts this year (75.2 per game) and they average 35.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 11.3 times per game (316th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Razorbacks are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.4% from the free throw line.

The Razorbacks on the defensive end are ranked 325th in the nation in points given up per game with 77.8. They have forced 11.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (181st in Division 1). The Arkansas defense gives up 34.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (195 of 563) and their opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.0 assists and 37.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 200th and 290th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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