Missouri vs Illinois Prediction 12-22-24 College Basketball Picks

The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Missouri Tigers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Enterprise Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Missouri vs Illinois Prediction.

Illinois Recap

The Illinois Fighting Illini come into this game looking to bounce back after a 66-64 loss at the hands of Tennessee last time out. After this game, Illinois will head home to take on Chicago State.

Illini Looking For Consistency

Kasparas Jakucionis leads the Illini in scoring and assists with 16.1 PPG and 5.6 APG along with 6.1 RPG while Tomislav Ivisic has 14.2 PPG with a team-high 9.7 RPG to lead the Illini in rebounding up to this point in the year. Will Riley has 13.5 PPG with 4.2 RPG and Kylan Boswell has 10.1 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 3.4 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Illinois so far this season. Tre White also has 9.1 PPG with 5 RPG and Ben Humrichous has 8.3 PPG as well on the year. As a team, Illinois is averaging 84 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three and 73.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Illinois Fighting Illini will win

• Illinois has won 14 of its last 15 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Missouri has lost each of its last four games played at neutral venues.

Missouri Recap

The Missouri Tigers come into this one looking to add on to their 83-72 win over Jacksonville State last time out. After this game, Missouri will head home for a game against Alabama State.

Tigers Win 10 In A Row

Caleb Grill leads the Tigers in scoring with 13.6 PPG along with 2.7 RPG while Tamar Bates has 12.3 PPG of his own this season. Mark Mitchell has 13.5 PPG with 5 RPG while Anthony Robinson II has 11.5 PPG with 4.1 RPG and a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Tigers in the assist department, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Missouri so far this season. Josh Gray also has a team-high 5.3 RPG to lead Missouri on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Missouri is averaging 88.7 PPG on 52% shooting from the field, 37.8% from three and 71.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Missouri Tigers will win

• Missouri has won each of its last 10 games.
• Illinois has lost four of its last five day games against the Southeastern Conference.

Missouri vs Illinois Prediction

I’m on Illinois here. Missouri does have the home win against Kansas, but their 10-game win streak has all come on their home floor. Illinois is a tough team with an elite level defense that should give the Tigers all sorts of issues, and Missouri has played one of the weakest schedules in the country this season. Give me Illinois.