Arkansas Razorbacks vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (11-6) are headed to Mizzou Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Missouri Tigers (14-3).

The Arkansas Razorbacks played LSU and took a loss by a score of 78-74 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Razorbacks ended up with 19 and LSU finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. LSU finished the game at 92.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of their 28 tries. Moreover, LSU totaled 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. LSU recorded 10 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Arkansas allowed 40.0% from the field on 22 of 55 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 34 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Razorbacks made 11 of 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. Arkansas finished having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (27 out of 69) and knocked down 9 out of their 20 shots from distance.

Boogie Fland is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He finished the game at 35.3% from the field and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 38 mins and collected 1 rebound. He scored 19 points on 6 of 17 shooting.

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Arkansas comes into this contest with a record of 11-6 for the season. They turn it over 11.6 times per game and as a group are committing 15.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Arkansas is pulling in 35.9 boards per contest and has tallied 262 assists for the year, which ranks 107th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Razorbacks are shooting 34.3% on shots from distance (128 of 373) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.1 points per game (104th in D-1) while shooting 47.9% from the field.

On defense, the Razorbacks are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 fouls. They relinquish 30.4% on shots from distance and they rank 76th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.6). The Razorbacks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.8% (413 of 1,013) and they surrender 34.1 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 64th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 195 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Missouri Tigers got the victory with a final of 83-82 against Florida. The Tigers earned 20 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 12 steals for the game. Florida earned 23 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a clip of 62.1%. Regarding 3-point shots, Missouri knocked down 11 out of their 29 tries (37.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Tigers ended up shooting 27 out of 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. The Tigers allowed Florida to knock down 26 out of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 48.1% for this contest. They finished 36.0% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 31 from the free throw line (67.7%). With respect to attacking the glass, Missouri allowed Florida to collect 35 overall (11 offensive).

Caleb Grill pitched in for the Tigers in the game. He converted 7 out of 11 for the game for a rate of 63.6%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 22 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Missouri has a win-loss record of 14-3 for the year. The Tigers have committed 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.8 times per contest (187th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.9 times per game. Missouri has accounted for 1,444 points for the season (84.9 per game) and they average 34.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which is 22nd in Division 1.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 115th in college in PPG given up with 69.3. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (116th in Division 1). The Missouri defense gives up 35.3% on shots from distance (132 of 374) and opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.7 assists and 32.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks 82nd and 85th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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