South Carolina Gamecocks vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 2/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: Mizzou Arena in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

Mizzou Arena is the location where the Missouri Tigers (20-7) will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (11-16) on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks stepped onto the hardwood against Texas and took home the win by a score of 84-69 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Gamecocks finished with 22 and Texas racked up 28 personal fouls. They made 5 out of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. Texas ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of their 27 attempts. On top of that, Texas snagged 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Texas distributed 11 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. When talking about defending, South Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 23 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the game while forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 31 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Gamecocks buried 34 of 45 attempts for a percentage of 75.6%. South Carolina ended having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (22 out of 51) and knocked down 6 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Collin Murray-Boyles is one player who was a factor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 56.3% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and snagged 10 boards. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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South Carolina heads into this game with a mark of 11-16 on the year. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, South Carolina is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 346 dimes for the season, which is 265th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Gamecocks are hitting 32.4% on shots from downtown (181 of 558) and 70.2% from the charity stripe. They average 70.1 points per outing (284th in the nation) while hitting 43.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Gamecocks have forced 10.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 35.5% on three-point shots and they are ranked 144th in college in opponents PPG (70.8). The Gamecocks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.9% (698 of 1,555) and they concede 32.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 118th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 345 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the Missouri Tigers took a loss by a final score of 92-85 when they faced Arkansas. The Tigers were able to collect 16 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. Arkansas earned 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.5%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Missouri buried 12 of their 36 tries (33.3%). In all, the Tigers ended up going 30 for 68 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.1%. The Tigers permitted Arkansas to knock down 29 out of their 53 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 54.7% for the game. They went 33.3% from distance via 6 out of 18 and finished the game at 28 out of 37 at the free throw line (75.7%). In reference to attacking the glass, Missouri permitted Arkansas to collect 26 in total (7 offensive).

Mark Mitchell ended up being important for the Tigers in this matchup. He converted 5 of 10 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and added 7 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 31 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists in this matchup.

Missouri has a win-loss mark of 20-7 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Tigers are connecting on 48.3% from the field, which ranks them 32nd in D-1. Missouri has 2,260 points for the season (83.7 per contest) and they pull in 34.7 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per contest (161st in college) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. The Tigers are committing 17.6 fouls per contest while shooting 72.0% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 146th in college in points per game surrendered with 70.9. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (146th in college). The Missouri defense surrenders 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (199 of 585) and opponents are converting on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.9 dimes and 32.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 76th and 74th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina

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