Jacksonville State vs Missouri Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/17/24

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks and the Missouri Tigers meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Mizzou Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Jacksonville State vs. Missouri prediction.

Jacksonville State Recap

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks come into this game looking to add to their 70-66 win over Utah Valley last time out. After this game, Jacksonville State will square off against Eastern Kentucky, Kennesaw State, and Western Kentucky.

Gamecocks Looking For Big Upset

Jaron Pierre Jr. leads JSU in scoring and assists with 23.2 PPG and 4.5 APG along with 5.5 RPG while Jamar Franklin has 10 PPG and Michael Houge has 10.4 PPG with a team-high 8.4 RPG to lead the Gamecocks on the glass. Jao Ituka has 10.4 PPG and Jamar Franklin has 10 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for JSU so far this season. As a team, Jacksonville State is averaging 78.6 PPG on 47.9% shooting from the field, 37.7% from three, and 78.2% from the foul line this season.

Missouri Recap

The Missouri Tigers come into this game looking to add to their 88-61 win over LIU last time out. After this game, Missouri will square off against Illinois, Alabama State, and Auburn.

Missouri Looking For 10th Straight Win

Caleb Grill leads the Tigers in scoring with 13.6 PPG along with 2.7 RPG while Tamar Bates has 13.3 PPG of his own this season. Mark Mitchell has 13 PPG with 5 RPG while Anthony Robinson II has 11.5 PPG with 4.1 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Tigers in the assist department, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Missouri so far this season. Josh Gray also has a team-high 5.3 RPG to lead Missouri on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Missouri is averaging 89.3 PPG on 52.2% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three, and 71.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Missouri Tigers will win

• Missouri has won each of its last 13 games against non-conference opponents at Mizzou Arena.
• Jacksonville State has lost each of its last six Tuesday night road games against non-conference opponents.

Jacksonville State vs. Missouri Prediction

I’m on Missouri here. It’s a bit of a sandwich spot for Missouri with Illinois on deck, but the Tigers are the better team here and Jacksonville State might have a bit of a shock to the system with this being the toughest test they’ll have had all season by far. Missouri does a lot of things well and looks like a completely different team from last year. Give me Missouri.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Missouri -17.5