Illinois vs Missouri Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/22/24

In this article, we will formulate an Illinois vs Missouri Prediction for this college basketball game on Sunday, December 22nd, at the Enterprise Center. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Fighting Illini’s recent form and recent player performance 

-The Tigers’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Illinois

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Missouri

-Recent betting trends in games played between Illinois and Missouri

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Fighting Illini and Tigers. 

Key Game for Illinois

It’s a key game for Illinois after they were knocked off in the last game. Illinois faced off against Tennessee in the last game, and they ended up losing 66-64. In the first half, they scored only 30 points, and they ended up falling short. Illinois shot only 29.4 percent from the field and that type of offensive production isn’t going to be good enough to find success. Illinois is averaging 84 points while their defense is giving up 64.6 points per game. The offense is ranked 40th in the league while the defense is ranked 38th in the league. Kasparas Jakucionis is averaging 16.1 points while shooting 46.9 percent from the field and 42 percent from behind the three-point line. Illinois will meet Chicago State, Oregon, Washington, Penn State, and USC after this game.

Is Missouri for Real?

It really looks like Missouri is for Real, and they have only one loss so far this season. In the last game against Jacksonville State, the offense scored 83 points and they ended up winning by 11 points. This is the same team that already has a win against Kansas and they should have a ton of confidence heading into this game. Missouri, on the season, is averaging 88.7 points, while their defense is giving up 66.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 4th while the defense is ranked 67th. In this game, the offense is going to need to have a huge game. Mark Mitchell has been the top player averaging 13.5 points while shooting 59.6 percent from the field. 

Illinois vs Missouri Prediction

Give me Missouri here. This Missouri team already had a win against Kansas earlier in the season and he has a ton of confidence right now Missouri is averaging 88.7 points and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Illinois’s offense is good but in a shootout, they are going to struggle to keep up and it’s going to be Missouri that gets the job done. Back Missouri against the spread.