Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SEC Network

The Florida Gators (19-8) will compete against the Missouri Tigers (8-19) at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Wednesday.

The Missouri Tigers faced off with Arkansas and took a loss by a score of 88-73 in their last game. Missouri wrapped up the game with a 39.2% FG percentage (20 out of 51) and made 5 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 28 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 93.3%. With regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 6 assists in the game in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of defending, Missouri allowed 48.1% from the floor on 25 of 52 shooting. Arkansas recorded 16 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Arkansas collected 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Arkansas walked away from this one shooting 82.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 28 of 34 shots. They made 10 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Tigers left the arena with 28 and Arkansas totaled 22 fouls.

Sean East is a player who had an impact in this contest. He finished with 33 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 64.3% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Missouri enters this one with a mark of 8-19 for the season. They currently have an average of 72.0 pts per contest (237th in D-1) while connecting on 43.9% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 32.6% on shots from downtown (205 of 628) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Missouri is pulling down 31.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 337 assists on the campaign, which ranks 275th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a group are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.8 fouls. They are ranked 160th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 351 relinquished this year. The Tigers are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (674 of 1,534) and they concede 37.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 270th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.9).

In their last game, the Florida Gators took home the win by a final score of 77-64 against Vanderbilt. The Gators recorded 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the contest. They gave up possession 12 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Vanderbilt committed 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Gators to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.2%. Concerning shots from downtown, Florida made 9 of 24 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Gators finished the game shooting 28 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. The Gators permitted Vanderbilt to convert 20 of their 56 tries from the field which had them sitting at 35.7% in this matchup. They finished 22.7% from distance by connecting on 5 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 29 at the free throw line (65.5%). In regard to attacking the glass, Florida allowed Vanderbilt to get 33 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Will Richard ended up being a major contributor for the Gators in the game. He totaled 21 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for the contest. He made 7 of 13 for the game for a rate of 53.8%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Florida has a record of 19-8 this season. The Gators are committing 17.7 fouls every game and they shoot 69.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per contest (56th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. Florida has accounted for 2,289 pts this year (84.8 per contest) and they grab 43.9 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Gators are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which ranks them 147th in the nation.

The Gators on defense are ranked 314th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 77.1. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the field (167th in the country). The Florida defense gives up 32.5% from downtown (186 of 573) and their opponents are knocking down 68.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 11.6 assists and 36.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 75th and 252nd in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Missouri

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