Free College Basketball Picks Today: Tennessee Volunteers vs Missouri Tigers 2/11/23

Free College Basketball Picks Today: Tennessee Volunteers vs Missouri Tigers 2/11/23
Sat 11th February 2023

The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (19-5, 8-3 SEC) welcome the Missouri Tigers (18-6, 6-5 SEC) Saturday in a matchup that pits tremendous defense against great offense. Missouri beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 83-74 at Mizzou Arena on Tuesday.

Kobe Brown was a top performer with 19 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. The Tigers dropped to eighth in the Southeastern Conference. Tennessee dropped a close one on Wednesday at Memorial Gym, falling to the Vanderbilt Commodores 66-65. Santiago Vescovi and Tyreke Key scored 14 points apiece to lead the team in scoring in defeat.

With 10 points, Julian Phillips also produced a strong performance. The Volunteers are third in the Southeastern Conference. It’s the only meeting of the season between the teams.

Tennessee earned the win in the only game between the teams last season 80-61 at Mizzou Arena in February 2022. Kennedy Chandler led the Volunteers with 23 points, eight rebounds, and six assists.

Javon Pickett had 16 points in the loss. The Tigers have been led this season by Brown and D’Moi Hodge, who are averaging 15.6 and 14.1 points per game, respectively. Brown also has grabbed 5.9 rebounds per game.

Meanwhile, Nick Honor is dishing 3.0 assists per game. Olivier Nkamhoua (10.9 ppg), Zakai Zeigler (10.8), and Vescovi (10.5) have powered the Volunteers on offense. Nkamhoua also has collected 5.1 rebounds per game, while Zeigler has recorded 5.2 assists per game.

The Volunteers are the country’s leaders in defensive efficiency, while the Tigers rank 16th in offensive efficiency. In the last 10 games, Missouri is 6-4 with an average margin of -0.5 (74.5-75.0). For the season, the Tigers are averaging 82.0 points per game, compared to 74.8 for opponents.

Tennessee has a 7-3 record over the last 10, scoring 68.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 57.6 (+10.6 margin). The Volunteers are averaging 72.0 ppg for the full season while allowing 55.0.

TIGERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Isiaih Mosley: 12.0 | 8.3 | +3.8
Tre Gomillion: 0.0 | 8.1 | -8.1
Points per game:
Noah Carter: 6.4 | 9.1 | -2.7
Rebounds per game:
Kobe Brown: 8.0 | 5.9 | +2.1
Noah Carter: 1.6 | 3.9 | -2.3
Assists per game:
Nick Honor: 1.8 | 3.0 | -1.2

VOLUNTEERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Josiah-Jordan James: 17.2 | 10.9 | +6.3
Julian Phillips: 10.2 | 15.8 | -5.6
Points per game:
Julian Phillips: 5.4 | 9.3 | -3.8
Rebounds per game:
Julian Phillips: 2.8 | 5.0 | -2.2
Assists per game:
Zakai Zeigler: 6.6 | 5.2 | +1.4
Santiago Vescovi: 1.6 | 2.5 | -0.9

SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:

Tennessee -10.5 (-115)

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