Georgia Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SEC Network

The Georgia Bulldogs (15-3) are hitting the road to Mizzou Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Missouri Tigers (13-5).

The Georgia Bulldogs faced off with Arkansas and notched a win by a score of 90-76 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 10 and Arkansas recorded 17 personal fouls. They buried 5 of their 21 attempts from distance. Arkansas went 81.3% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 16 tries. Furthermore, Arkansas totaled 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arkansas distributed 13 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Georgia allowed 40.3% from the field on 29 out of 72 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 14 of their 16 tries for a rate of 87.5%. Georgia walked away from the contest having earned a 46.4% field goal percentage (32 of 69) and buried 12 of their 33 3-point attempts.

Jeremiah Wilkinson is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He racked up 20 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and collected 2 boards. He finished the game at 43.8% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Georgia comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 96.0 pts per game (1st in the country) while shooting 47.8% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 32.2% on shots from distance (172 of 534) and 75.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia is pulling down 42.2 boards per game and is sitting with 282 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 117th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are able to force 15.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They currently rank 124th in college hoops in allowing assists with 232 conceded for the year. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.1% (499 of 1,215) and they surrender 38.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 30.9% on shots from distance and they are 252nd in college in points per game allowed (76.2).

In their last game, the Missouri Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-70 when they faced LSU. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Missouri permitted LSU to collect 30 in total (14 on the offensive side). They shot 38.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Tigers permitted LSU to convert 25 out of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Tigers finished shooting 20 out of 46 from the field which had them shooting 43.5%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Missouri buried 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 24 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. LSU was called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. The Tigers were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the game.

Jayden Stone was important for the Tigers for the matchup. He made 7 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Missouri has a win-loss mark of 13-5 on the campaign. The Tigers are responsible for committing 17.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 67.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.2 times per contest (116th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per game. Missouri has scored 1,461 pts on the season (81.2 per contest) and they average 35.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are connecting on 51.2% from the floor, which ranks them 12th in college.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 140th in college in points given up per game with 72.2. They have forced 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (80th in the country). The Missouri defense gives up 36.1% from downtown (168 of 465) and their opposition makes 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.1 dimes and 30.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 164th and 26th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Missouri

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