The Missouri Tigers and Auburn Tigers will play Tuesday at Neville Arena. Tip-off from Auburn, AL, is at 7:00 p.m. ET. Auburn is a 5.5-point favorite and the game total is 153.5 points.
Missouri, 19-6 SU and 13-11-1 ATS, beat Tennessee on Saturday. The Tigers are 4-1 in their past five and 7-5 in Southeastern Conference play. Senior guard Isiaih Mosley (9.6 PPG) is questionable to play on Tuesday with an undisclosed ailment.
Auburn, 17-8 SU and 12-13 ATS, lost to Alabama on Saturday. The Tigers are 1-4 in their past five and 7-5 in SEC competition.
Auburn beat Missouri 55-54 last season in their lone meeting. Auburn leads the series 8-6.
Missouri is on an upward trajectory, picking up five wins in its past six. Since losing 85-64 to Alabama, the Tigers have been on a roll, beating Ole Miss, Iowa State, LSU, South Carolina, and the Volunteers.
Senior guard DeAndre Gholston's halfcourt heave at the buzzer beat the Vols on Saturday, moving Mizzou into a fourth-place tie with Auburn and Kentucky in the SEC. The Tigers were up by 17 in the second half, but the Volunteers stormed back to take the lead for the remaining seven minutes of the game. Senior guard Kobe Brown paced Mizzou with 21 points.
“We almost panicked,” said Mizzou head coach Dennis Gates. “Our guys stayed with the game plan. We were able to move the ball and challenged ourselves on the 3-point line. That's our identity.”
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— Mizzou Hoops (@MizzouHoops) February 13, 2023
The Tigers score 82.1 points per game (13th) and shoot 48.2 percent from the field (23rd), with a 36.6 three-point shooting percentage (57th). They convert 75.5 percent of their free throw shots (38th) and average 28.1 rebounds (343rd) with a minus-5.6 rebounding margin. Missouri is 4th in the NCAA in offensive efficiency and 7th in effective field goal percentage (56.1%).
The Tigers give up 75.2 points per game on defense (322nd), and their opponents shoot 44.4 percent (246th), including 35.4 percent from three-point range (281st). Missouri is 215th in defensive efficiency and 15th in assist-per-turnover ratio.
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