Missouri vs Florida Picks and Prediction – 2/28/2024

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The Missouri Tigers visit Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Florida on Wednesday for a Southeastern Conference clash with the No. 24 ranked Florida Gators. Missouri dropped to 8-19 overall and 0-14 in SEC action with its 88-73 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday. Missouri's Sean East II scored a career high 33 points in the loss. The Tigers have lost each of the last 14. Make sure you stay up to date with College Basketball with our Basketball picks.

Sean East II is leading Missouri in scoring and assists with averages of 17.0 points and 4.2 assists per game, while Noah Carter is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.2 per game and Tamar Bates is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.6 points per game. Missouri is scoring an average of 72.0 points per game while shooting 43.9% overall and 32.6% from 3-point territory.

The Florida Gators look for their second consecutive victory when hosting Missouri on Wednesday. Florida is 19-8 overall and 9-5 in SEC play following its 77-64 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday. Will Richard was the leading scorer for Florida with 21 points. The Gators shot 46.7% overall and held Vanderbilt to just 35.7% shooting. Florida committed just 12 turnovers.

Walter Clayton Jr is leading Florida in scoring with an average of 16.9 points per game, while Zyon Pullin is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 15.0 points and 5.0 assists per game. Tyrese Samuel is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.8 per game. Florida has four players averaging double figures in scoring.