Utah State Aggies vs Missouri Tigers 3/16/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The 10th-ranked Utah State Aggies will travel to California to take on the 7th-ranked Missouri Tigers in the first round of the Men’s Basketball Championship – South Region at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Thursday afternoon.
Utah State comes into this tournament after a stressful loss to the San Diego State Aztecs in the Mountain West Championship Finals to a final score of 57-62 last Saturday.
Junior Guard Steven Ashworth led the Aggies in scoring with 13 points on 5 of 13 shots while senior Forward Dan Akin grabbed 8 rebounds in the losing effort.
The Utah State Aggies had a great season as the team finished with a 26-8 overall record and took the second seat in the Mountain West Conference.
Utah State ended the regular season with flying colors due to the collective effort of every player on the roster but only one took the lead.
Guard Steven Ashworth stood above all players after earning an average score of 16.5 PPG and dished out an average of 4.7 assists per outing after playing an average of 32.9 minutes per match for the Aggies this season.
The Utah State Aggies are 7-1 against the spread and 7-1 straight up in their last 6 games played.
Utah State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 contests played versus a rival in the Southeastern Conference and 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 outings played in March.
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Utah State Aggies vs Missouri Tigers Predictions 3/16/2023
The 7th-seeded Missouri Tigers will try to bounce back in this match-up versus the Utah State Aggies on Thursday after a heartbreaking defeat in the SEC Tournament semifinal round against the 4th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide to a score of 61-72 on March 11.
However, in spite of losing the conference tournament to Alabama, Missouri ended the regular season with so much pride and confidence in acquiring an overall record of 24-9 which claimed them the no.4 slot in the SEC.
Senior Guard D’Moi Hodge scored 21 points in converting 7 of his 11 shot attempts in leading the Tigers in the losing effort.
In the overall evaluation, the Missouri Tigers finished a great season as the team placed fourth in the SEC with pride
. Guard Kobe Brown was the main reason why Missouri attained such an accomplishment to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
Brown was the backbone that helped the Tigers to stand over other teams in reaching the limelight as he dominated both sides of the hard court.
He led his team in scoring with an average of 15.8 PPG and in rebounding with an average of 6.3 boards per match this season.
The totals went OVER in 4 of Missouri’s last 5 matches versus an opponent in the Mountain West Conference while the Tigers are 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games played.
The totals went OVER in 8 of Missouri’s last 9 contests played in March while the Tigers are 4-8 against the spread in their last 12 outings played on a Thursday.
No.10 Utah State Aggies vs. no.7 Missouri Tigers. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Utah State -1.5. Both teams entered a narrow gate in coming to this tournament as both the Aggies and the Tigers are coming off massive losses.
This game will be the indicator of which team comes victorious despite those tough losses they’ve been through.
Watch Utah State dominate this match as the -1.5 favorites led by Steven Ashworth with the rest of the players doing their best to win this one. The prediction: Utah State Aggies will win 80-73.
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Utah State Aggies vs Missouri Tigers 3/16/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
NCAAB Starting Time: 1:40 PM ET
Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
TV: TNT
NCAAB Odds/Point Spread: Utah State Aggies -1.5
NCAAB Totals: 154.5