Tennessee vs Missouri Picks and Prediction – 2/21/2024

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In Tuesday night college basketball action, the Tennessee Volunteers will invade Mizzou Arena to take on the Missouri Tigers. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks. The eighth ranked Volunteers (19-6) have won eight of their last ten games and trail Alabama by one game for the top spot in the SEC Conference. On Saturday, Tennessee erupted for 51 points during the first half and led by as many as 41 points during an 88-53 home victory versus Vanderbilt.

Dalton Knecht and Zakai Zegler led five Tennessee players in double figures with 14 points apiece on a combined 11-for-17 shooting. Josiah Jordan-James chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds for the Volunteers, who connected on 14-for-31 from the three-point line. 

The Missouri Tigers are winless through their first 12 SEC Conference games and have not been able to build off last year’s success for second-year head coach Dennis Gates. The Tigers (8-17) struggle to hold their own on the glass and are giving up 74.5 points per game. On Saturday, Missouri was outrebounded by eight during a 79-76 toad loss against Ole Miss. 

Missouri senior G Sean East II tallied a team-high 25 points (12-12 FT) and dished out six assists. Tamar Bates added 12 points (4-11 FG) in 39 minutes of action. Jordan Butler and Aidan Shaw scored ten points each in a losing effort for the Tigers.