Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: SECN

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (11-1) are welcoming the Alabama Crimson Tide (10-2) at Humphrey Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide played Jackson State and notched a win by a score of 84-64 in their last game. Alabama ended having earned a 47.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 63) and knocked down 7 of 27 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Crimson Tide made 17 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 65.4%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 45 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to defending, Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 34.8% from the floor on 23 out of 66 shooting. Jackson State doled out 11 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Furthermore, Jackson State snagged 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Jackson State finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 15 attempts. They converted 6 of their 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 12 and Jackson State finished the game with 20 fouls.

Noah Gurley is one player who had an impact in the matchup. He finished 53.8% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He was on the hardwood for 20 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He notched 16 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Alabama will take the court with a record of 10-2 on the campaign. They have an average of 83.7 points per game (16th in D-1) while shooting 43.9% from the field. The Crimson Tide are connecting on 34.0% on shots from downtown (119 of 350) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Alabama is pulling down 47.6 boards per game and is sitting with 185 dimes so far this season, which is 123rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.0 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Crimson Tide are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 58th in college basketball in giving up assists with 129 relinquished so far this season. The Crimson Tide are allowing a field goal percentage of 38.9% (313 of 804) and they surrender 36.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 29.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 263rd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (72.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 58-52 when they played Drake. The Bulldogs were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 2 steals for this game. Drake was called for 9 fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 9 tries. They were able to convert 5 of the free throw tries for a rate of 55.6%. In reference to 3-pointers, Mississippi State converted 7 out of 19 attempts (36.8%). When all was said and done, the Bulldogs finished 20 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.5%. The Bulldogs allowed Drake to convert 21 of 58 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 36.2% in the matchup. They went 31.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 6 from the free throw line (100.0%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Mississippi State permitted Drake to collect 33 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Eric Reed pitched in for the Bulldogs for the game. He made 4 out of 11 for this game for a rate of 36.4%, and earned 3 rebounds. He scored 11 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for this game.

Mississippi State has a mark of 11-1 on the season. The Bulldogs commit 13.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 67.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (66th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. Mississippi State has accumulated 819 pts so far this season (68.3 per contest) and they collect 40.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 42.7% from the field, which has them ranked 271st in the nation.

The Mississippi State defense concedes 28.4% on 3-point attempts (79 of 278) and opponents are converting on 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 11.0 assists and 32.8 boards per game, which is 78th and 112th in D-1. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 52.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.8% from the floor (6th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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