Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 2/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN2

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-10) are traveling to Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday where they will play the Alabama Crimson Tide (16-9).

The Mississippi State Bulldogs played LSU and ended up losing by a score of 69-65 in their last contest. Mississippi State wrapped up the game with a 39.6% field goal percentage (21 of 53) and made 3 of 17 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 20 of their 28 tries for a rate of 71.4%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, Mississippi State allowed the other team to shoot 41.5% from the field on 22 of 53 shooting. LSU earned 12 assists and had 11 steals in the game. In addition, LSU grabbed 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. LSU went 72.0% from the free throw line by making 18 of 25 attempts. They converted 7 of 25 attempts from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 21 and LSU recorded 22 personal fouls.

Iverson Molinar is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He notched 26 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He went 38.9% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Mississippi State heads into this game with a record of 14-10 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Mississippi State is collecting 36.5 boards per game and has racked up 333 dimes so far this year, which is 149th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are hitting 31.9% on three-point attempts (130 of 407) and 72.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 72.7 pts per game (146th in D-1) on 46.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are ranked 215th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 318 surrendered for the campaign. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.3% (574 of 1,327) and they concede 29.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They concede 33.4% from 3-point land while they are 116th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.7).

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide got the win with a final of 68-67 against Arkansas. When discussing team rebounding, Alabama permitted Arkansas to pull down 39 in total (16 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 28.6% from distance by shooting 6 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 24 from the charity stripe (70.8%). The Crimson Tide permitted Arkansas to convert 22 out of their 70 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 31.4% in this contest. Overall, the Crimson Tide finished 24 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. In relation to three-point shots, Alabama knocked down 7 out of 29 tries (24.1%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.5%. Arkansas committed 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned it over 24 times, while recording 4 steals for this game. The Crimson Tide were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the game.

James Rojas pitched in for the Crimson Tide for this contest. He made 2 out of 2 for the matchup giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 8 points in his 9 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Alabama has a record of 16-9 this season. The Crimson Tide have committed 18.5 fouls per contest and they go 71.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.5 times per contest (88th in college basketball) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. Alabama has accounted for 2,010 points for the season (80.4 per contest) and they average 40.0 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks 152nd in D-1.

The Crimson Tide on defense are ranked 321st in college hoops in PPG given up with 75.5. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the floor (194th in college basketball). The Alabama defense surrenders 32.1% on 3-point attempts (183 of 570) and their opponents are knocking down 69.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.2 assists and 36.6 boards every game, which is 146th and 291st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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