Missouri Tigers vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Missouri Tigers (11-2) are headed to Neville Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Auburn Tigers (12-1).

The Missouri Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama State and went home with a win by a final score of 82-65 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Tigers finished with 13 and Alabama State racked up 14 fouls. They also made 8 of 20 shots from beyond the arc. Alabama State went 70.0% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of 10 tries. On top of that, Alabama State grabbed 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Alabama State doled out 9 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Missouri allowed the other team to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 25 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. Missouri walked away from the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (29 of 58) and made 9 out of their 29 shots from distance.

Tamar Bates is one guy who came through in this contest. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Missouri will take the court with a win-loss mark of 11-2 for the season. They are averaging 87.3 points per contest (10th in the country) on 50.9% from the floor. The Tigers are connecting on 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc (108 of 296) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Missouri is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 177 assists for the year, which is 239th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 10.5 times per game and as a group they commit 15.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They give up 33.4% from 3-point land while they are 94th in college in points per game from their opponents (67.6). The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.7% (312 of 767) and they concede 33.1 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 66th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 149 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers got the win with a final of 87-58 when they faced Monmouth. Concerning how they rebounded, Auburn permitted Monmouth to collect 22 overall (4 on the offensive side). They went 38.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 5 out of 13 and ended up going 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). The Tigers permitted Monmouth to convert 19 out of 52 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5% for this game. When the game finished, the Tigers went 29 for 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.9%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Auburn buried 8 of their 30 attempts (26.7%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Monmouth earned 19 fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 28 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Tigers were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in the matchup.

Johni Broome ended up being a factor for the Tigers for the game. He converted 4 of 8 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and earned 11 rebounds. He racked up 14 points in his 22 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for this game.

Auburn has a mark of 12-1 for the year. The Tigers are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per contest and they hit 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 19.4 times per game (4th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 8.8 times per game. Auburn has tallied 1,148 pts for the season (88.3 per contest) and they pull in 39.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are shooting 50.8% from the floor, which is 12th in Division 1.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 39th in the nation in points given up per game with 64.8. They are able to force 11.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (30th in D-1). The Auburn defense gives up 32.0% on shots from 3-point land (77 of 241) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 8.1 assists and 30.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 2nd and 27th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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