Missouri Tigers vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: SEC Network

The LSU Tigers (16-14) will play the Missouri Tigers (8-22) at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday.

The Missouri Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Auburn and ended up losing by a score of 101-74 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 24 while Auburn racked up 25 fouls. They knocked down 8 of 23 shots from 3-point range. Auburn finished shooting 86.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 29 tries. Furthermore, Auburn had 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Auburn recorded 16 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. With respect to defending, Missouri allowed 52.3% from the field on 34 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 27 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 31 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 88.6%. Missouri finished the contest having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 out of 56) and knocked down 5 of 15 3-pointers.

Sean East is someone who was a factor in this contest. He went 23.5% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and totaled 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 4 of 17 shooting.

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Missouri will enter this contest with a record of 8-22 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 20.1 fouls every game. As a team, Missouri is collecting 30.7 boards per game and has accounted for 368 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 260th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are shooting 32.4% on three-point attempts (220 of 680) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 72.3 points per game (226th in the country) on 44.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They rank 203rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 396 surrendered for the year. The Tigers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.6% (761 of 1,706) and they concede 37.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 34.3% from 3-point land and they rank 299th in college basketball in PPG allowed (76.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the LSU Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 94-83 against Arkansas. When discussing rebounding, LSU permitted Arkansas to snag 34 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 31.3% from distance by connecting on 5 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 27 of 33 from the charity stripe (81.8%). The Tigers allowed Arkansas to convert 31 out of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.8% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers finished 30 for 67 from the floor which had them shooting 44.8%. In regard to 3-point attempts, LSU made 5 of their 18 tries (27.8%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.2%. Arkansas had 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Tigers were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 29 for this contest.

Jordan Wright pitched in for the Tigers in the matchup. He buried 6 of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest.

LSU has a record of 16-14 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which is ranked 115th in the country. LSU has scored 2,299 pts so far this year (76.6 per game) and they collect 35.7 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.7 times per game (299th in the country) and they turn the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Tigers are committing 17.5 fouls every game and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 262nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 74.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (109th in the country). The LSU defense gives up 33.4% on shots from distance (249 of 745) and opponents are making 76.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.7 assists and 35.3 boards per game, which ranks 160th and 214th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take LSU

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