South Carolina Gamecocks vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SEC Network

The Missouri Tigers (8-7) are hosting the South Carolina Gamecocks (13-2) at Mizzou Arena on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks played Alabama and took a loss by a final of 74-47 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Gamecocks left the arena with 13 while Alabama had 12 fouls. They also made 15 of their 34 attempts from long range. Alabama finished 77.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 9 tries. On top of that, Alabama grabbed 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Alabama distributed 15 assists and had 10 steals in this game. In regard to defense, South Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the floor on 26 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning rebounding, they compiled a total of 29 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Gamecocks converted 8 of 9 tries for a rate of 88.9%. South Carolina walked away from the contest having earned a 30.9% field goal percentage (17 of 55) and buried 5 out of their 25 shots from downtown.

Meechie Johnson is one guy who came through for the matchup. He totaled 16 points on 6 of 18 shooting. He played 28 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up going 33.3% from the field and also earned 2 dimes.

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South Carolina heads into this one with a mark of 13-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 73.1 pts per contest (228th in college basketball) while shooting 43.8% from the floor. The Gamecocks are shooting 33.9% on 3-pointers (128 of 378) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a team, South Carolina is pulling in 36.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 220 dimes for the season, which is 142nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.5 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 54th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 167 relinquished this season. The Gamecocks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.2% (339 of 822) and they surrender 31.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 34.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 29th in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Missouri Tigers took a loss by a score of 90-77 against Kentucky. The Tigers collected 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Kentucky had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 17 of those for a clip of 77.3%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Missouri knocked down 8 of 28 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Tigers finished shooting 26 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6%. The Tigers allowed Kentucky to bury 28 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 50.0% in the game. They went 30.4% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 23 and finished the contest at 27 of 32 at the free throw line (84.4%). Concerning rebounding, Missouri permitted Kentucky to grab 34 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Noah Carter pitched in for the Tigers in this game. He earned 20 points in his 30 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes. He made 6 out of 12 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Missouri has a mark of 8-7 for the year. The Tigers are committing 18.6 personal fouls every game and they go 76.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.9 times per game (161st in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per game. Missouri has totaled 1,140 points so far this year (76.0 per game) and they grab 33.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Tigers are shooting 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 175th in the country.

The Tigers are ranked 220th in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.8. They are forcing 14.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (203rd in college basketball). The Missouri defense allows 32.7% on 3-point shots (112 of 343) and their opponents are making 75.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.8 dimes and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 182nd and 277th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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