south carolina state vs missouri ncaab prediction

NCAAB: S. Carolina State vs Missouri Prediction 11/22/2023

The South Carolina State Bulldogs (1-3) travel to face off against the Missouri Tigers (3-2) on Wednesday, November 22nd. This game will be played at Mizzou Arena in Columbia and televised on SEC. Both South Carolina State and Missouri will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 ET.

South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers

The South Carolina State Bulldogs Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

South Carolina State arrives with an overall record of 1-3 after having played four games. Across the past ten road games, South Carolina State has a 1-9 record on the road, including last year. As of now, South Carolina State’s against the spread record is 1-3 leading into today’s game. When playing away, South Carolina State has not covered the spread, going 0-3 so far this season and 5-5 in their previous ten road games.

South Carolina State’s games have, on average, featured 158.2 points per game leading to an over/under record of 3-1-0. Their average over/under line is currently 153.9 points so far. The Bulldogs’ last five games have finished with a combined 69 points per game and an over/under record of 3-1.

The Missouri Tigers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Tigers enter today’s game with a 3-2 record, coming off a loss to Jackson State (73-72). When playing on the road, the Tigers have a 1-0 record this season, while going 2-2 record on their home floor. As of now, Missouri has a 1-4 record against the spread heading into today’s game. Over their last ten games, which includes the previous season, Missouri is 2-8 vs. the spread.

So far, Missouri’s games have averaged 141.2 points per game with the average over/under line being 152.4 points. When assessing the Tigers’ performance in their last three games, their over/under record stands at 0-3, with their games averaging 65 points per game.

South Carolina State Offense Breakdown

In their most recent game, the Bulldogs’ offense tallied 70 points, consistent with their ongoing season average of 69.2 points per game. Offensively, the Bulldogs hold a season-long field goal percentage of 39%, placing them 373rd in the national rankings. When it comes to three-pointers, they are ranked 364th in terms of percentage and 363rd in three-pointers made.

Name PPG REB AST
Mitchel Taylor (PG) 12.0 3.2 4.0
Omer Croskey (G) 10.4 3.2 1.2
Davion Everett (F) 6.4 7.6 0.8

Missouri Offense Breakdown

In their recent matchup, the Missouri offense ended with 72 points against Jackson State. They finished with an overall field goal percentage of 49.1% and made 11 threes. Leading the team in scoring was Nick Honor with 17 points. Caleb Grill also added 15 points for the Tigers.

Name PPG REB AST
Sean East (G) 14.0 2.0 2.0
Nick Honor (G) 12.8 2.0 1.8
Noah Carter (F) 12.0 6.4 1.6

South Carolina State Team Defense

As they prepare for the upcoming game, South Carolina State is focused on shoring up their defense, as they are currently allowing an average of 81.8 points per game (179th). The South Carolina State defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 90 points and allowed Tulsa to connect on 6 threes.

Missouri Team Defense

Coming into today’s game, the Missouri defense is giving up an average of 68.0 points per contest. Against Jackson State, the Tigers’ defense gave up 73 points and did a good job not fouling. For the game, Jackson State only made 7 free-throws.

Bulldogs vs Tigers Trends

  • In their last three games away from home, the Bulldogs have a straight up record of 0-3 while going 1-2 vs. the spread. The team averaged 64 points per game in this stretch.
  • In their last five home games, Missouri has averaged 70 points per game while allowing 73. The team’s record in this stretch was 3-2 while going 3-2 vs. the spread.
  • In their last five games as the betting underdog, the Bulldogs have a straight up record of 1-4 and an ATS mark of 2-3.
  • Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Tigers have gone 3-7 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 7-3.

Bulldogs vs Tigers Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Tigers vs. Tigers game, we suggest taking the Tigers at -25.5. Even though our predictions have the Tigers winning 74-70, we see the Bulldogs as the better choice on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 154, and our model predicts the Bulldogs and Tigers to score a combined 144 points. We recommend betting on the under.


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