Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN+

Stephen C. O'Connell Center is the site where the Florida Gators (15-1) will try to beat the Missouri Tigers (13-3) on Tuesday.

The Missouri Tigers took the court against Vanderbilt and walked away with a win by a score of 75-66 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 16 while Vanderbilt totaled 21 personal fouls. They also buried 8 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. Vanderbilt went 80.0% at the free throw line by making 16 of their 20 shots. In addition, Vanderbilt collected 25 boards (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Vanderbilt recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In reference to the defense, Missouri let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the floor on 21 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in this contest as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Tigers made 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. Missouri ended having earned a 49.0% FG percentage (24 out of 49) and made 10 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Mark Mitchell is one player who was a factor for this contest. He ended up going 54.5% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 29 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He totaled 19 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Missouri comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 13-3 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Missouri is grabbing 34.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 220 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 225th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are hitting 37.2% from downtown (137 of 368) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 85.1 points per contest (17th in college) on 49.7% from the field.

On defense, the Tigers are forcing 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They are 78th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 190 surrendered this year. The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.6% (384 of 922) and they relinquish 32.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 104th in the country in points per game allowed (68.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida Gators got the victory with a final of 71-63 when they played Arkansas. When talking about team rebounding, Florida permitted Arkansas to collect 36 in total (13 offensive). They went 18.8% from distance by hitting 3 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 35 from the free throw line (68.6%). The Gators allowed Arkansas to make 18 of their 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 30.0% for this contest. Overall, the Gators finished the game shooting 25 for 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.1%. With regard to shots from downtown, Florida converted 8 of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 65.0%. Arkansas earned 21 personal fouls in this contest which got the Gators to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. The Gators snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the contest.

Alijah Martin ended up being important for the Gators in this game. He made 5 of 11 for this game giving him a rate of 45.5%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 27 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for the game.

Florida has a mark of 15-1 for the year. The Gators commit 16.7 fouls per game and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.8 times per contest (81st in college) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. Florida has totaled 1,380 points so far this season (86.3 per contest) and they collect 46.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Gators are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 100th in the nation.

The Gators defensively are ranked 33rd in college in points given up per game with 64.8. They are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 36.9% from the field (7th in Division 1). The Florida defense surrenders 27.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (99 of 367) and opponents are connecting on 71.2% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.1 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 23rd and 132nd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Missouri

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