SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Missouri at LSU

The Missouri Tigers visit the LSU Tigers on Saturday in Baton Rouge in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

Missouri scores an average of 64.9 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 70.4 points per contest. LSU scores an average of 72.8 points per game while allowing opposing teams to score an average of 62.2 points per contest.

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBM	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Missouri	0.424	0.278	0.727	10.93	+0.36	6.68	4.04	11.86	14.00
LSU	0.440	0.327	0.709	12.46	+3.29	11.11	4.21	12.61	14.75
	Opp FG%	Opp 3PT%	RB Off	RB Def	OFRB%	Scor. M	3ptMPG	TM PPG	Opp PPG
Missouri	0.441	0.360	34.64	34.29	0.32	-5.54	5.18	64.9	70.4
LSU	0.383	0.280	37.89	34.61	0.34	+10.64	6.71	72.8	62.2

Key

FG%– Field goal shootage percentage.
3PT%– Three point field goal shootage percentage.
FT%– Free throw shooting percentage.
OREB– Offensive rebounds per game.
RBM– Average rebounding margin per game.
SPG– Steals per game.
BPG– Blocks per game.
APG– Assists per game.
TOPG– Turnovers per game.

Opp FG%– Opponent field goal percentage made.
Opp 3PT%– Opponent 3-point field goal percentage made.
RB Off– Rebounding Offense.
RB Def– Rebounding defense.
OFRB%– Offensive rebounding percentage.
Scor. M– Average game scoring margin.
3ptMPG– Three point shots made per game.
TM PPG– Team’s average points scored per game.
Opp PPG– Average points scored by opponents per game.

Statistical Leaders

SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FG	3PTFG	FTs	Points	Avg.
5. Eason, Tari	LSU	27	159	22	105	445	16.5
14. Days, Darius	LSU	27	132	57	35	356	13.2
18. Brown, Kobe	Mizzou	28	126	11	85	348	12.4

Field Goal %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FGM	FGA	FG%
4. Eason, Tari	LSU	27	159	301	0.528

3-point made per game
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	3PT Made	Avg. Per Game
6. Days, Darius	LSU	27	57	2.11

Free Throw %
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	FT Att.	FT Made	FT%
8. Brown, Kobe	Mizzou	28	85	107	0.794
9. Pinson, Xavier	LSU	22	59	75	0.787
11. Gaines, Eric	LSU	28	85	109	0.780
14. Eason, Tari	LSU	27	105	137	0.766

Rebounding
SEC Rnk/Player	Team	Games	Off	Def	Total	Avg. Per Game
5. Brown, Kobe	Mizzou	28	60	161	221	7.89
6. Days, Darius	LSU	27	53	159	212	7.85
9. Eason, Tari	LSU	27	66	120	186	6.89

Missouri vs. LSU Basketball Series History

LSU leads 9-2

Missouri Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Anton Brookshire	G	6′-1″	170	FR
1	Amari Davis	G	6′-2″	175	JR
2	Sean Durugordon	F	6′-5″	210	FR
4	Javon Pickett	G	6′-5″	215	SR
5	Jarron Coleman	G	6′-5″	210	JR
11	Yaya Keita	F	6′-8″	240	FR
12	DaJuan Gordon	G	6′-3″	185	JR
13	Kaleb Brown	G	6′-6″	265	FR
21	Ronnie DeGray III	F	6′-6″	225	SO
23	Trevon Brazile	F	6′-9″	215	FR
24	Kobe Brown	F	6′-8″	255	JR
32	Jordan Wilmore	F	7′-3″	300	SO

LSU Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Brandon Murray	G	6′-5″	214	FR
1	Xavier Pinson	G	6′-2″	154	SR
2	Eric Gaines	G	6′-2″	150	SO
3	Alex Fudge	F	6′-8″	185	FR
4	Darius Days	F	6′-7″	245	SR
5	Mwani Wilkinson	F	6′-5″	206	SO
10	Brandon Egemo	G	6′-0″	166	SO
11	Justice Williams	G	6′-3″	170	FR
13	Tari Eason	F	6′-8″	216	SO
15	Efton Reid	C	6′-11″	238	FR
20	Jerrell Colbert	C	6′-10″	216	FR
21	Bradley Ezewiro	F	6′-8″	246	FR
22	Spencer Mays	G	6′-3″	196	JR
24	Shareef O’Neal	F	6′-10″	220	JR
25	Adam Benhayoune	F	6′-5″	230	FR
30	Parker Edwards	G	6′-2″	214	JR
44	Adam Miller	G	6′-2″	185	SO

Missouri Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	C Michigan	68	Missouri	78
11/15/2021	Kansas City	80	Missouri	66
11/18/2021	N Illinois	37	Missouri	54
11/21/2021	Missouri	80	SMU	75
11/22/2021	Florida State	81	Missouri	58
11/26/2021	Wichita State	61	Missouri	55
11/29/2021	Paul Quinn	59	Missouri	91
12/2/2021	Missouri	45	Liberty	66
12/7/2021	E Illinois	44	Missouri	72
12/11/2021	Missouri	65	Kansas	102
12/18/2021	Utah	75	Missouri	83
12/22/2021	Illinois	88	Missouri	63
12/29/2021	Missouri	56	Kentucky	83
1/5/2022	Mississippi State	PPD	Missouri	PPD
1/8/2022	Alabama	86	Missouri	92
1/12/2022	Missouri	87	Arkansas	43
1/15/2022	Texas A&M	67	Missouri	64
1/18/2022	Missouri	78	Ole Miss	53
1/22/2022	Missouri	76	Alabama	86
1/25/2022	Auburn	55	Missouri	54
1/29/2022	Missouri	50	Iowa State	67
2/2/2022	Florida	66	Missouri	65
2/5/2022	Missouri	70	Texas A&M	66
2/8/2022	Missouri	62	Vanderbilt	70
2/12/2022	Ole Miss	68	Missouri	74
2/15/2022	Arkansas	76	Missouri	57
2/19/2022	Missouri	49	Mississippi State	68
2/22/2022	Tennessee	80	Missouri	61
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/1/2022	Missouri		South Carolina
3/5/2022	Georgia		Missouri

LSU Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/9/2021	UL Monroe	39	LSU	101
11/12/2021	Texas State	59	LSU	84
11/15/2021	Liberty	58	LSU	74
11/18/2021	McNeese	46	LSU	85
11/22/2021	Belmont	53	LSU	83
11/26/2021	Penn State	63	LSU	68
11/27/2021	LSU	75	Wake Forest	61
12/1/2021	Ohio	51	LSU	66
12/11/2021	LSU	69	Georgia Tech	53
12/14/2021	N’Western St	49	LSU	89
12/18/2021	LSU	66	Louisiana Tech	57
12/22/2021	Lipscomb	60	LSU	95
12/29/2021	LSU	55	Auburn	70
1/4/2022	Kentucky	60	LSU	65
1/8/2022	Tennessee	67	LSU	79
1/12/2022	LSU	64	Florida	58
1/15/2022	Arkansas	65	LSU	58
1/19/2022	LSU	67	Alabama	70
1/22/2022	LSU	50	Tennessee	64
1/26/2022	Texas A&M	64	LSU	70
1/29/2022	LSU	68	TCU	77
2/1/2022	Ole Miss	76	LSU	72
2/5/2022	LSU	66	Vanderbilt	75
2/8/2022	LSU	76	Texas A&M	68
2/12/2022	Mississippi State	65	LSU	69
2/16/2022	Georgia	65	LSU	84
2/19/2022	LSU	75	South Carolina	77
2/23/2022	LSU	66	Kentucky	71
2/26/2022	Missouri		LSU
3/2/2022	LSU		Arkansas
3/5/2022	Alabama		LSU

Injuries and Suspensions

Missouri

[F] 02/25/2022 – Jordan Wilmore is “?” Saturday vs LSU (Back)
[F] 02/18/2022 – Yaya Keita is out indefinitely (Knee)
[G] 02/19/2022 – Anton Brookshire is out indefinitely (Wrist)

LSU

[G] 10/20/2021 – Adam Miller is out indefinitely (Knee)

Source: statfox.com

Missouri-LSU Prediction

LSU 83, Missouri 68

Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.

Saturday‘s game tips off at 8:30 PM ET. TV: SEC Network.

Team Statistical Comparison

Key

Statistical Leaders

Field Goal %

3-point made per game

Free Throw %

Rebounding