Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators NCAAB Betting Prediction

Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction 1/14/2025

The Missouri Tigers (13-3) travel to face off against the Florida Gators (15-1) on Tuesday, January 14th. This game will be played at Exactech Arena in Gainesville and televised on ESPNU. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 9:00 ET.

Missouri Tigers vs Florida Gators

The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

Missouri improved to 13-3 on the season with a 75-66 home win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Tigers entered the game as -5.5 favorites and covered the spread, while the total points of 141 fell short of the 156.5 O/U line.

Missouri led 41-32 at halftime and matched Vanderbilt’s 34 points in the 2nd half to secure the win.

The Gators Are Coming Off A Win

Florida improved to 15-1 on the season with a 71-63 win over Arkansas on Saturday. The Gators, who were -4 favorites, covered the spread with the victory.

Florida led 28-25 at halftime and scored 43 points in the 2nd half while allowing 38. The game’s combined points of 134 fell short of the 158.5 O/U line.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Missouri put up 75 points in their last game, shooting 49% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 59.2%. They connected on 41.7% of their three-point attempts, hitting 10 of 24 from deep, and shot 56% on two-pointers.

Jason Edwards and Mark Mitchell both scored 19 points, with Edwards shooting 54.5% from the field. Anthony Robinson II was perfect from the floor, going 4 for 4 and 2 for 2 from three, adding 8 assists to his 15 points.

Gators Offense Breakdown

Florida put up 71 points in their last game, shooting 39.1% from the field and 28.6% from beyond the arc. Their effective field goal percentage was 45.3%, and they hit 65% of their free throws, going 13-for-20 from the line.

Adou Thiero led the Gators with 17 points, while Boogie Fland added 15, hitting 2 of 3 from deep. Alijah Martin also connected on 4 of 7 three-point attempts, finishing with 14 points. Alex Condon contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Jonas Aidoo was efficient, making 4 of 5 shots for 11 points and grabbing 9 boards.

Tigers Team Defense

Missouri’s defense gave up 66 points, allowing their opponent to shoot 49% from the field, with 24 made baskets on 49 attempts. Inside the arc, they allowed 14 two-point field goals on 25 attempts, a 56% shooting rate.

From three-point range, Missouri’s opponent hit 10 of 24 shots, shooting 41%. They also sent them to the free-throw line 25 times, where they made 17, shooting 68%. Missouri gave up 9 offensive rebounds in the game.

Gators Team Defense

Even with Missouri allowing 66 points, their defense struggled to contain the opposition, who shot 49% from the field. The Tigers gave up 14 two-point baskets on 25 attempts, a 56% shooting rate.

From beyond the arc, Missouri allowed 10 threes on 24 attempts, with the opposition shooting 41%. The Tigers also sent them to the line 25 times, where they hit 17 free throws, a 68% rate.

Tigers vs Gators Trends

  • Through their last three road games, Missouri has an ATS record of just 1-2. However, their overall record was 0-3 while averaging 67 points per game.
  • When looking at their past ten home matchups, Florida has an ATS record of 6-4 while averaging 85 per game. The team went 5-5 overall in these games.
  • Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Tigers have a straight up record of 1-4. Their record vs the spread in these games was 3-2.
  • As the betting favorite, the Gators have an ATS record of 5-0 in their last five games. In these matchups their, straight up record was 5-0.

Tigers vs Gators Prediction

When looking to get a point-spread pick down in this Gators vs. Gators game, our recommendation is to take the Gators at -11. Despite our model showing the Gators winning 77-71, we like Tigers as our point-spread pick.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 155, and our model projects the Tigers and Gators to reach a combined total of 148 points. Our bet is on taking the under.


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