Missouri (20-12) is scheduled to matchup against Florida St. (20-11) this Friday, March 16th. Tip-off is at 9:50pm ET and the game will be playing live on TBS, streaming available on FuboTV (Free Trial). Florida State is a -1 favorite in this game, 59.8% have picked Missouri to cover the spread. The over/under betting line for total number of points scored is 147.5, 66.7% have picked the under.
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Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| Missouri | Florida State |
|---|---|
| Jordan Geist (G) | Braian Angola-Rodas (G) |
| Kassius Robertson (G) | Terance Mann (G) |
| Jeremiah Tilmon (F) | CJ Walker (G) |
| Jordan Barnett (F) | Phil Cofer (F) |
| Kevin Puryear (F) | Christ Koumadje (C) |
Missouri Game Summary
Missouri lost their last game against Georgia on Thursday, March 8th, 62-60. Yante Maten (Georgia) scored a team-high 21 points for the winning team, making 6 of 15 attempts from the field for a 40% field goal percentage. In 38 minutes, he collected 21 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 2 threes with 1 turnover. Jontay Porter led Missouri's team in scoring with 20 points, while shooting 5 of 8 (62.5%) from the field. In 26 minutes, Porter added to his stat line, 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 threes with 1 turnover.
Florida St. Game Summary
Florida State lost their last game against Louisville on Wednesday, March 7th, 82-74. Louisville's Quentin Snider led his team to a win with a team-high 19 points. He went 7 for 13 from the field, shooting 53.8%. In 35 minutes, Quentin collected 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 threes with 0 turnovers. Although Florida State was defeated, PJ Savoy fought to keep his team in the game with 14 points, shooting 50% from the field (making 5 of 10 attempts). In 21 minutes, he added 14 points, 2 rebounds and 4 threes with 1 turnover.
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Prediction
Missouri wants to get Michael Porter Jr. back into the mix after he missed literally the entire season. Even without him the Tigers have what it tkes to win this one, but I think Florida State sneaks it out.
Florida State: 81
Missouri: 78
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Season Averages
- 3273.636.910.126.813.84.35.314.445.938.673.3
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3181.938.111.826.415.34.96.712.947.435.268.8
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