Missouri Tigers vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN+

FedExForum is the location where the Memphis Tigers (22-10 last year) will play the Missouri Tigers (8-24 last season) on Monday.

The Missouri Tigers played Georgia and ended up losing by a score of 64-59 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 11 and Georgia finished the game with 10 personal fouls. They buried 12 of 29 attempts from 3-point land. Georgia ended up shooting 57.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 14 attempts. On top of that, Georgia snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Georgia earned 17 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In the matter of the defense, Missouri let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers buried 9 of 10 tries for a rate of 90.0%. Missouri ended the contest having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 60) and converted 4 of their 21 shots from distance.

Nick Honor is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 25.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 35 mins and also totaled 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 4 out of 16 shooting.

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Missouri comes into this one after finishing with a record of 8-24 last season. They lost possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 20.1 fouls per game. As a team, Missouri collected 31.0 boards per game and racked up 390 assists throughout last year, which had them ranked 270th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Tigers shot 31.9% on 3-pointers (233 of 730) and 79.2% from the free throw line. They had an average of 72.2 points per outing (221st in Division 1) while hitting 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers were able to force their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.1 fouls. They surrendered 34.4% on shots from downtown and they were 299th in D-1 in opponents PPG (76.2). The Tigers gave up a shooting percentage of 44.5% (809 of 1,818) and they relinquished 37.1 rebounds per game as a team. They were 191st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 427 conceded throughout last year.

The last time they took the court, the Memphis Tigers went home defeated by a final of 71-65 when they played Wichita State. The Tigers snagged 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. Wichita State committed 10 personal fouls in the game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They were able to convert 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Memphis converted 8 out of their 29 tries (27.6%). Overall, the Tigers finished 25 out of 69 from the floor which had them at 36.2%. The Tigers permitted Wichita State to bury 28 out of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7% in the game. They finished the game shooting 30.4% from downtown by connecting on 7 out of 23 and finished the contest at 8 out of 11 at the free throw line (72.7%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Memphis allowed Wichita State to snag 37 overall (7 offensive).

David Jones pitched in for the Tigers for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 19 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the game.

Memphis had a mark of 22-10 last year. The Tigers were responsible for committing 17.2 personal fouls every game and they connected on 72.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.7 times per game (133rd in college basketball) and they turned the ball over 13.1 times per game. Memphis totaled 2,576 points throughout last year (80.5 per game) and they grabbed 37.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers connected on 46.0% from the field, which was ranked 93rd in college hoops.

The Tigers were ranked 287th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 75.8. They forced their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (121st in D-1). The Memphis defense gave up 34.0% on 3-point attempts (290 of 854) and their opponents converted on 71.5% of their free throw shots. They gave up 14.3 dimes and 36.5 boards per contest, which ranked them 295th and 279th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Memphis

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