The Missouri Tigers (9-4) and the LSU Tigers (13-1) play the SEC opener for both teams Thursday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Missouri vs. LSU odds, and make our expert women’s college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Mizzou has bounced back nicely after an 84-56 shellacking from then-No. 16, now-No. 12 Kansas State on a neutral floor Dec. 9 with consecutive wins. The Tigers won at Illinois 69-66 Dec. 17 and blew out Kansas City 85-42 Dec. 21 for the 200th home win in school history. However, they haven’t played since then, so they could be a bit rusty.
LSU last played Saturday, hammering Jacksonville 110-68 to win a 5th consecutive game by 30 or more points. F Angel Reese pulled down 20 rebounds and scored 17 points in the victory over Jacksonville. She is averaging 22.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 4.3 steals across the past 4 outings.
As dominant as LSU has been in the win-loss department, it is just 6-7 against the spread (ATS) through 13 outings. Mizzou is 3-1 ATS in 4 games with a line this season.