Missouri Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Missouri Tigers (20-6) are traveling to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (15-11).

The Missouri Tigers faced Alabama and took home the win by a score of 110-98 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Tigers ended up with 19 while Alabama accounted for 30 fouls. They converted 13 of their 31 shots from three-point range. Alabama shot 71.4% at the free throw line by converting 15 of 21 shots. On top of that, Alabama pulled down 28 boards (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Alabama totaled 16 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. With regard to defending, Missouri allowed the other team to shoot 53.8% from the floor on 35 of 65 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers made 31 of 47 tries for a rate of 66.0%. Missouri finished having earned a 60.3% FG percentage (35 of 58) and buried 9 of their 23 shots from downtown.

Mark Mitchell is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He finished 73.3% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He played for 32 mins played and also pulled down 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 11 of 15 shooting.

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Missouri will enter this game with a record of 20-6 on the campaign. They turn it over 10.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Missouri is collecting 34.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 361 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 193rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are connecting on 37.1% on 3-point shots (228 of 614) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.7 points per outing (14th in the country) while hitting 48.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are conceding 34.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 130th in the country in opponents PPG (70.1). The Tigers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.8% (638 of 1,491) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 61st in college in giving up assists with 307 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-60 against Auburn. The Razorbacks collected 24 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the contest. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. Auburn earned 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to make 7 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Arkansas converted 3 of 19 attempts (15.8%). In all, the Razorbacks shot 25 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5%. The Razorbacks allowed Auburn to knock down 25 of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3% in this contest. They finished 16.7% from distance by shooting 4 of 24 and ended up shooting 13 of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Arkansas allowed Auburn to collect 39 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Adou Thiero ended up being a factor for the Razorbacks for the matchup. He earned 16 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 6 out of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 4 rebounds.

Arkansas has a record of 15-11 this season. The Razorbacks are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls every game and they shoot 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (120th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. Arkansas has totaled 1,962 points on the year (75.5 per game) and they pull down 35.2 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Razorbacks are hitting on 46.5% from the floor, which ranks them 95th in Division 1.

The Razorbacks are ranked 86th in college in PPG given up with 68.8. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (72nd in college). The Arkansas defense gives up 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (187 of 607) and opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.0 dimes and 34.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 83rd and 208th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas

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