Missouri Tigers vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SEC Network

The Missouri Tigers (8-11) are headed to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday where they will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (16-3).

The Missouri Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Texas A&M and took a loss by a final of 63-57 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 26 and Texas A&M racked up 16 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of 27 tries from beyond the arc. Texas A&M finished the game shooting 73.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 27 of 37 attempts. Additionally, Texas A&M totaled 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Texas A&M recorded 12 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defense, Missouri allowed the other team to shoot 28.8% from the field on 15 of 52 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Tigers made 7 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Missouri wrapped up the contest with a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 out of 54) and buried 8 out of their 29 3-pointers.

Sean East is a player who played a role for the game. He totaled 17 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and collected 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and dished out 5 dimes.

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Missouri comes into this game with a record of 8-11 on the campaign. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Missouri is snagging 32.5 boards per contest and is sitting with 255 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 188th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Tigers are connecting on 32.6% on three-point shots (156 of 479) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They average 74.1 points per outing (196th in college basketball) while shooting 44.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 13.7 turnovers every game and they draw 16.2 fouls. They concede 33.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 241st in college basketball in points per game allowed (73.6). The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.1% (464 of 1,077) and they relinquish 37.6 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 190th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 246 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks got the victory with a final of 79-62 against Kentucky. In relation to rebounding, South Carolina permitted Kentucky to get 27 in total (7 offensive). They shot 30.8% from distance by connecting on 4 of 13 and ended up shooting 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Gamecocks allowed Kentucky to convert 25 of their 62 tries from the field which left them shooting 40.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Gamecocks shot 29 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 48.3%. With regard to 3-point attempts, South Carolina made 11 of 24 tries (45.8%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. Kentucky was called for 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Gamecocks earned 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this game.

Ta'Lon Cooper ended up being a major contributor for the Gamecocks for the game. He buried 8 out of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 5 dimes in this contest.

South Carolina has a win-loss record of 16-3 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gamecocks are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 218th in college hoops. South Carolina has 1,392 pts so far this year (73.3 per game) and they grab 36.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.9 times per contest (96th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per contest. The Gamecocks are committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The South Carolina defense concedes 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (112 of 340) and their opposition knocks down 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 10.7 dimes and 32.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 33rd and 50th in college basketball. The Gamecocks defensively are ranked 30th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 64.5. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (57th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Missouri

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