Tennessee Volunteers vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 2/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SEC Network

The Missouri Tigers (8-17) will take on the Tennessee Volunteers (19-6) at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday.

The Tennessee Volunteers played Vanderbilt and notched a win by a score of 88-53 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Volunteers ended up walking away with 19 and Vanderbilt totaled 15 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of 25 shots from long range. Vanderbilt went 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, Vanderbilt snagged 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Vanderbilt dished out 8 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Tennessee allowed 33.3% from the field on 18 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Volunteers knocked down 8 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Tennessee wrapped up the game with a 47.8% FG percentage (33 of 69) and converted 14 of their 31 3-point shots.

Dalton Knecht is someone who was a factor in the game. He accounted for 14 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Tennessee will play this game with a record of 19-6 so far this year. They are averaging 80.4 points per game (41st in Division 1) while shooting 45.5% from the field. The Volunteers are hitting 34.6% on three-point attempts (219 of 633) and 74.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tennessee is pulling in 38.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 434 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 24th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 10.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.4 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Volunteers are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 268 surrendered on the year. The Volunteers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 38.5% (563 of 1,463) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 31.0% on shots from downtown and they are 59th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Missouri Tigers took a loss by a final score of 79-76 against Ole Miss. In the matter of attacking the glass, Missouri permitted Ole Miss to collect 32 in total (12 on the offensive side). They went 52.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 11 out of 21 and finished the contest at 22 out of 30 at the charity stripe (73.3%). The Tigers allowed Ole Miss to bury 23 of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers finished 23 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Missouri converted 5 of 11 attempts (45.5%). They were able to convert 25 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. Ole Miss was called for 22 personal fouls for the contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Tigers were able to pull down 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for the contest.

Sean East ended up being important for the Tigers for this contest. He had 25 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 6 assists in this game. He buried 6 of 9 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Missouri has a mark of 8-17 so far this season. The Tigers are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game and they shoot 78.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.8 times per contest (216th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per contest. Missouri has earned 1,804 points on the season (72.2 per game) and they collect 31.4 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 44.3% from the field, which ranks them 207th in the nation.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 261st in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 74.5. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the floor (206th in the country). The Missouri defense allows 34.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (190 of 559) and opponents are connecting on 74.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 13.0 dimes and 37.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 200th and 305th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Missouri

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