Missouri Tigers vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (12-6) are hosting the Missouri Tigers (15-3) at Moody Center on Tuesday.

The Missouri Tigers took the court against Arkansas and earned the victory with a final of 83-65 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 14 while Arkansas totaled 18 personal fouls. They also knocked down 5 of 23 attempts from long range. Arkansas went 50.0% at the charity stripe by converting 4 of their 8 attempts. Moreover, Arkansas grabbed 36 boards (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Arkansas distributed 13 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In regard to defending, Missouri allowed the other team to go 44.4% from the floor on 28 of 63 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 34 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 14 of 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. Missouri ended the game with a 46.0% field goal percentage (29 of 63) and made 11 of their 23 3-point attempts.

Caleb Grill is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He walked away with 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 70.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Missouri heads into this one with a record of 15-3 this season. They are averaging 84.8 pts per game (15th in the nation) while hitting 49.2% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 37.9% from downtown (159 of 420) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Missouri is pulling down 34.9 boards per game and has tallied 255 dimes this season, which has them ranked 189th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 10.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 15.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 106th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.1). The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (438 of 1,039) and they surrender 32.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 73rd in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 212 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Texas Longhorns took a defeat with a final score of 84-60 against Florida. Concerning rebounding, Texas allowed Florida to snag 37 in total (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 40.0% from downtown by shooting 8 of 20 and finished the game at 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Longhorns permitted Florida to convert 33 out of their 67 attempts from the field which had them at 49.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Longhorns went 20 out of 55 from the field which had them at 36.4%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas converted 4 of 16 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 16 of those for a rate of 84.2%. Florida was called for 15 personal fouls for this game which took the Longhorns to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Longhorns were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this contest.

Tre Johnson ended up having an impact for the Longhorns in this contest. He racked up 16 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game. He converted 6 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Texas has a win-loss mark of 12-6 so far this year. The Longhorns are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per game and they shoot 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per contest (199th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.6 times per contest. Texas has scored 1,447 points so far this season (80.4 per contest) and they snag 35.4 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Longhorns are hitting on 49.0% from the floor, which ranks them 24th in the country.

The Texas defense allows 32.4% on 3-pointers (117 of 361) and their opponents are making 66.0% of their foul shots. They relinquish 11.8 dimes and 33.3 boards per game, which ranks them 80th and 123rd in those defensive categories. The Longhorns on the defensive side of the court are 60th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.9. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (94th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas

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