The 15th-seeded Princeton Tigers (22-8) and 7th-seeded Missouri Tigers (25-9) meet Saturday in a 2nd Round matchup in the NCAA Tournament. Tip from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. is scheduled for approximately 6:10 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Princeton vs. Missouri odds as we make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The Tigers of Princeton crushed brackets everywhere with a 59-55 win over the 2nd-seeded Arizona Wildcats Thursday as a 15-point underdog. Princeton has ripped off 5 straight wins, including 2 in the Ivy League Tournament, and it has covered 5 consecutive outings, too.
Princeton shot 41% from the field (26-of-64), while hitting just 25% (4-of-16) from behind the 3-point arc. The smallish Tigers only got to the free-throw line 5 times, too, converting 3 of them.
The good is that Tosan Evboumwan was productive, posting 15 points with 7 rebounds and a blocked shot, and Princeton was somehow even with Arizona in rebounding at 35, despite the big size advantage for the Wildcats.