UCF Knights and the Missouri Tigers square off in Sunrise, Florida

Missouri Tigers (9-1) vs. UCF Knights (8-2)

Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UCF -2.5; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Missouri Tigers and the UCF Knights square off in Sunrise, Florida.

The Knights are 8-2 in non-conference play. UCF is fourth in the AAC in rebounding averaging 34.3 rebounds. Taylor Hendricks leads the Knights with 7.0 boards.

The Tigers have a 9-1 record in non-conference games. Missouri leads college basketball in inside scoring, averaging 45.4 points per game in the paint this season. Kobe Brown leads them with 8.4 points per game in the paint.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hendricks is scoring 15.7 points per game with 7.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists for the Knights. CJ Kelly is averaging 10.9 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 39.1% for UCF.

D’Moi Hodge is averaging 16.5 points and 2.7 steals for the Tigers. Brown is averaging 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds for Missouri.

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