Arkansas Razorbacks vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas Razorbacks vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: SECN

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (9-3) will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (10-2) at Humphrey Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Arkansas Razorbacks faced Elon and went home with a win by a final score of 81-55 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Razorbacks finished with 16 and Elon finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Elon finished 55.6% from the charity stripe by burying 5 of their 9 shots. Additionally, Elon snagged 26 boards (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Elon recorded 12 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Arkansas allowed the other team to shoot 35.6% from the floor on 21 of 59 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Razorbacks made 29 of 35 shots for a rate of 82.9%. Arkansas walked away from the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (22 of 48) and converted 8 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Chris Lykes is a guy who was important in this contest. He scored 21 points on 4 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 25 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Arkansas heads into this game with a win-loss record of 10-2 for the season. They average 81.5 points per game (25th in Division 1) while shooting 46.5% from the field. The Razorbacks are shooting 30.5% on 3-point shots (78 of 256) and 73.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Arkansas is collecting 38.8 boards per game and has accounted for 192 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 61st in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Razorbacks are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 272nd in the country in giving up assists with 168 conceded for the season. The Razorbacks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.9% (295 of 688) and they concede 31.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 36.4% on three-point shots and they are 217th in the nation in opponents points per game (69.8).

When they last played, the Mississippi State Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 84-63 against Winthrop. Regarding rebounding, Mississippi State permitted Winthrop to snag 19 in total (4 offensive). They finished shooting 25.0% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 20 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Bulldogs permitted Winthrop to convert 22 out of their 49 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 29 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Mississippi State knocked down 9 out of their 21 attempts (42.9%). They were able to bury 17 of them for a percentage of 73.9%. Winthrop was called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Bulldogs pulled down 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the game.

Iverson Molinar was important for the Bulldogs in this game. He converted 6 of 10 for this game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and earned 3 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the game.

Mississippi State has a record of 9-3 this season. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 13.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per game (99th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game. Mississippi State has accounted for 890 points for the season (74.2 per contest) and they pull in 38.6 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks 38th in Division 1.

The Mississippi State defense surrenders 33.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (103 of 306) and their opposition makes 67.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.8 assists and 27.6 boards per contest, ranking them 204th and 4th in D-1. The Bulldogs are ranked 47th in the nation in points given up per game with 61.4. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (105th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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