Missouri Tigers vs UCF Predictions December 17, 2022
Missouri is on the road playing UCF at the FLA Live Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 12:00pm EST. UCF -0.5 was the opening favorite and current line is UCF
Game outlook
Missouri is on the road playing UCF at the FLA Live Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 12:00pm EST. UCF -0.5 was the opening favorite and current line is UCF -3.
This Saturday, the Missouri Tigers, out of the SEC, will take on Central Florida, out of the AAC, in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic. After losing to #6 Kansas last Saturday, the Tigers are 9-1 this season. With three straight wins and four of their last five games, UCF is 8-2 on the season. Opening tap is scheduled for 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time.
A tame tiger
The Missouri Tigers jumped out to a 9-0 start to the season with only one nail-biter. A visit from Kansas knocked the Tigers back. A week before taking a week off for school finals, the Tigers hosted #6 Kansas and lost 95-67. In front of a sold-out home crowd, four Tigers scored in double figures. With 15 points each, D'Moi Hodge and Nick Honor led the way. At one point, Kansas hit 11 straight field goals and led 50-33 at halftime. In the game, the Tigers shot just 40% from the field, their lowest mark of the season, while Kansas shot 57%. In addition, the Tigers turned the ball over 21 times against the defending national champions.
With an average of 90.4 points per game, the Tigers are second in the nation in scoring. Despite losing by nearly 30 points to Kansas, they own a +14.5 point differential on the season. The Tigers are shooting 51% on the season overall and are hitting 35% from 3-point range. As a result, the Tigers allow the opposition to shoot 37% from 3pt range and give up nine 3pt field goals per game. The Tigers' defense allows 15 made free throws per game. In addition, they are being outrebounded 363 to 346 on the season for a rebounding differential of -1.7. Turnovers are their main defensive advantage. Over 20 turnovers are forced per game, which is third in the country.