Missouri Tigers vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Kalamazoo, MI

TV: ESPN+

Lloyd Noble Center is where the Oklahoma Sooners (17-12) will try to defeat the Missouri Tigers (21-8) on Tuesday.

The Missouri Tigers played Vanderbilt and went home with a loss by a final score of 97-93 in their last game. Missouri wrapped up the game having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (28 of 57) and converted 9 out of their 22 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 28 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 23 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 assists in the game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to defending, Missouri allowed 50.0% from the field on 34 out of 68 shooting. Vanderbilt earned 16 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. On top of that, Vanderbilt grabbed 37 rebounds (17 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Vanderbilt walked away from this one shooting 87.5% from the charity stripe by making 21 of 24 attempts. They buried 8 of 26 tries from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 23 while Vanderbilt racked up 23 personal fouls.

Caleb Grill is someone who was important for the game. He scored 28 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished the game at 47.4% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Missouri will enter this game with a win-loss record of 21-8 on the season. They turn the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a group are committing 17.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Missouri is pulling in 34.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 408 assists this season, which ranks 183rd in the country in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc (260 of 691) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They average 84.6 pts per game (7th in the nation) on 48.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Tigers have forced 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 181st in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.8). The Tigers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.5% (725 of 1,667) and they concede 32.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 58th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 346 surrendered on the season.

When they last played, the Oklahoma Sooners went home defeated by a final of 87-84 when they faced Ole Miss. When talking about rebounding, Oklahoma permitted Ole Miss to snag 22 in total (6 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 of 24 and finished the game at 23 out of 31 at the free throw line (74.2%). The Sooners permitted Ole Miss to knock down 28 of their 55 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Sooners shot 27 out of 51 from the field which had them sitting at 52.9%. In reference to shooting from distance, Oklahoma made 10 of 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to convert 20 of them for a clip of 90.9%. Ole Miss committed 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Sooners to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Sooners were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for this contest.

Dayton Forsythe ended up being a major contributor for the Sooners for this game. He converted 7 of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes in this matchup.

Oklahoma has a record of 17-12 on the campaign. The Sooners have committed 18.4 fouls per game while shooting 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per contest (181st in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest. Oklahoma has tallied 2,265 points for the season (78.1 per game) and they pull in 32.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sooners are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 64th in the nation.

The Oklahoma defense concedes 30.0% on shots from distance (211 of 703) and their opponents are converting on 73.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.2 assists and 33.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 96th and 150th in those categories. The Sooners on the defensive side of the court are 258th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 74.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (231st in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Missouri

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