South Carolina vs. Missouri Prediction, Odds and Key Players to Watch for Tuesday, Feb. 25

The Missouri Tigers are coming off a tough loss to Arkansas on Saturday, but they should be in a great spot to bounce back in a big way on Tuesday night when they take on South Carolina.

The Gamecocks are dead last in the SEC, going just 1-13 in conference play. Do they have any hope of keeping things in check against the No. 14 ranked Tigers? Let's find out what the oddsmakers think.

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South Carolina vs. Missouri Odds, Spread, and Total

Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook

Spread

South Carolina +13.5 (-106)
Missouri -13.5 (-114)

Moneyline

South Carolina +740
Missouri -1250

Total: 146.5 (Over -110/Under -110)

South Carolina vs. Missouri How to Watch

Date: Tuesday, February 25
Game Time: 9:00 PM EST
Venue: Mizzou Arena
How to Watch (TV): ESPNU
South Carolina Record: 11-16 (1-13 Conference)
Missouri Record: 20-7 (9-5 Conference)

South Carolina vs. Missouri Key Players to Watch

South Carolina Gamecocks

Jamarii Thomas: Jamarii Thomas continues to put up shots, which may be one of the issues with South Carolina this season. He has a field goal percentage of just 37.9% on the season. If they want to string a couple of wins together to close out their year, Thomas either needs to shoot better or start dishing the rock to someone else.

Missouri Tigers

Mark Mitchell: Missouri's biggest strength is its depth and Mark Mitchell is one of three players who is averaging 13+ points but he's also averaging 4.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 steals. Let's see if he can keep things going on Tuesday night.

South Carolina vs. Missouri Prediction and Pick

I have no problem laying this many points on Missouri at home against a terrible South Carolina team.

We can start by simply look at shooting numbers. Missouri ranks 19th in the country in effective field goal percentage at 56.2%. Meanwhile, South Carolina ranks 256th with an eFG% of 49.3% which drops further to 46.6% when playing on the road.

Then, we can look at turnovers. The Gamecocks turn the ball over on 18.4% of possessions which ranks 289th in college basketball. Now, they face a Missouri team that forces a turnover on 20.4% of their opponent's possessions, the 28th best mark amongst all teams.

Not only are the Tigers going to outshoot the Gamecocks, but they're going to win the turnover battle by a significant margin as well. I'll lay the points with Missouri.

Pick: Missouri -13.5 (-114) via FanDuel

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