Tuesday’s contest between the Missouri Tigers (9-1) and Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6-4) at Mizzou Arena has a projected final score of 82-67 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of heavily favored Missouri, so it should be a one-sided matchup. The game will start at 7:30 PM ET on December 17.

According to our computer prediction, Jacksonville State is a good bet to cover the spread, which currently sits at 16.5. The two teams are projected to exceed the 146.5 over/under.

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Missouri vs. Jacksonville State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• TV: SEC Network+
• Where: Columbia, Missouri
• Venue: Mizzou Arena
• Line: Missouri -16.5
• Point total: 146.5
• Moneyline (to win): Missouri -2778, Jacksonville State +1160

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Missouri vs. Jacksonville State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Missouri 82, Jacksonville State 67

Spread & Total Prediction for Missouri vs. Jacksonville State

• Pick ATS: Jacksonville State (+16.5)
• Pick OU: Over (146.5)

Missouri is 4-5-0 against the spread this season compared to Jacksonville State’s 5-3-0 ATS record. The Tigers have hit the over in five games, while Gamecocks games have gone over four times. The teams score an average of 167.9 points per game, 21.4 more points than this matchup’s total.

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Missouri Performance Insights

• The Tigers have a +231 scoring differential, topping opponents by 23.1 points per game. They’re putting up 89.3 points per game to rank fourth in college basketball and are allowing 66.2 per outing to rank 65th in college basketball.
• Missouri records 32.1 rebounds per game (236th in college basketball) while conceding 27.7 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 4.4 boards per game.
• Missouri knocks down 8.4 three-pointers per game (137th in college basketball) at a 36.7% rate (82nd in college basketball), compared to the 7.2 per game its opponents make at a 32.4% rate.
• The Tigers’ 111.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank third in college basketball, and the 82.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 35th in college basketball.
• Missouri has come up on top in the turnover battle by 5.2 turnovers per game, committing 11.0 (127th in college basketball play) while forcing 16.2 (ninth in college basketball).

Jacksonville State Performance Insights

• The Gamecocks put up 78.6 points per game (121st in college basketball) while giving up 67.3 per contest (88th in college basketball). They have a +113 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 11.3 points per game.
• The 37.6 rebounds per game Jacksonville State accumulates rank 25th in the country, 9.3 more than the 28.3 its opponents collect.
• Jacksonville State connects on 8.6 three-pointers per game (118th in college basketball), 1.2 fewer than its opponents.
• Jacksonville State has lost the turnover battle by 2.1 per game, committing 9.3 (20th in college basketball) while forcing 7.2 (363rd in college basketball).

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