Halftime Report
After a tricky loss on the highway their final trip, Texas appears significantly better in the present day on their house courtroom. They’ve jumped out to a fast 32-25 lead in opposition to Missouri.
If Texas retains enjoying like this, they will bump their report as much as 13-6 very quickly. Alternatively, Missouri must make due with a 15-4 report except they flip issues round (and quick).
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Missouri Tigers @ Texas Longhorns
Present Data: Missouri 15-3, Texas 12-6
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After two video games on the highway, Texas is heading again house. They and the Missouri Tigers will face off in an SEC battle at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Moody Middle. The Longhorns are anticipated to win (however not by a lot) in order that they higher deliver their A-game into this one.
Final Saturday, Texas suffered a grim 84-60 defeat to Florida.
Ze’Rik Onyema put forth a great effort for the shedding facet as he dropped a double-double on 12 factors and ten rebounds. The dominant efficiency additionally gave him a brand new career-high in offensive rebounds (4).
Texas struggled to work collectively and completed the sport with solely eight assists. Sadly, that is turning into one thing of a pattern for them; they have been averaging 15.4 assists per recreation earlier this season, however of their final 5 matches they’ve fallen to solely 8.6 per recreation.
In the meantime, Missouri entered their tilt with Arkansas on Saturday with three consecutive wins however they will enter their subsequent recreation with 4. They loved a comfortable 83-65 victory over the Razorbacks. 83 appears to be a great quantity for the Tigers because the staff scooped up a win with the identical variety of factors of their earlier recreation.
Missouri can attribute a lot of their success to Caleb Grill, who went 7 for 10 en path to 17 factors plus 5 rebounds and 4 steals. One other participant making a distinction was Mark Mitchell, who had 17 factors along with 5 rebounds and two steals.
Texas has been struggling lately as they’ve misplaced 4 of their final 5 matchups, which put a noticeable dent of their 12-6 report this season. As for Missouri, their victory was their 14th straight at house, which pushed their report as much as 15-3.
Tuesday’s contest is shaping as much as be a masterclass in capturing: Texas has been dynamite from deep this season, having made 38.2% of their threes per recreation. Nevertheless, it is not like Missouri struggles in that division as they’ve nailed 37.9% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it’s going to be fascinating to see how their conflict performs out.
Odds
Texas is a slight 2.5-point favourite in opposition to Missouri, in line with the most recent faculty basketball odds.
The oddsmakers have been proper consistent with the betting group on this one, as the sport opened as a 2.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.
The over/beneath is 148.5 factors.
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