Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Florida Gators Prediction, 1/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Florida Gators

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SECN

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-4) are hitting the road to Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Florida Gators (10-6).

The Mississippi State Bulldogs took the court against Alabama and took home the win by a score of 78-76 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 21 while Alabama finished the game with 26 fouls. They made 8 out of their 29 attempts from long range. Alabama finished the contest at 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 24 of their 28 shots. Additionally, Alabama pulled down 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Alabama earned 12 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Mississippi State allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the field on 22 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 41 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 28 of their 38 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. Mississippi State wrapped up the game with a 40.7% FG percentage (24 of 59) and made 2 out of their 16 shots from distance.

Iverson Molinar is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 47.1% from the field and dished out 4 dimes. He was on the court for 35 mins played and pulled down 6 boards. He racked up 24 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Mississippi State will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 12-4 so far this year. They average 75.6 points per contest (96th in D-1) while hitting 47.3% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (95 of 289) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Mississippi State is pulling down 38.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 232 assists on the campaign, which is 136th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.6% on three-point shots and they rank 76th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (64.7). The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.5% (371 of 893) and they relinquish 29.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 191st in college basketball in giving up assists with 206 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Florida Gators got the win with a final of 71-63 when they faced South Carolina. Concerning rebounding, Florida allowed South Carolina to pull down 30 in all (16 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 36.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 22 and finished the game at 3 out of 5 from the charity stripe (60.0%). The Gators permitted South Carolina to bury 26 of their 75 tries from the field which had them shooting 34.7% in the matchup. In all, the Gators shot 27 out of 49 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.1%. In regard to three-point shots, Florida knocked down 7 of their 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a clip of 66.7%. South Carolina committed 15 fouls for this game which got the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Gators collected 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest.

Kowacie Reeves ended up being important for the Gators for this game. He converted 4 out of 6 in this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 2 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 23 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

Florida has a record of 10-6 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gators are shooting 43.1% from the field, which ranks 242nd in the country. Florida has scored 1,160 points this year (72.5 per contest) and they grab 36.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.2 times per game (189th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per game. The Gators commit 15.1 personal fouls every game and they go 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The Gators defensively are ranked 51st in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.4. They are forcing 16.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (218th in the nation). The Florida defense surrenders 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (80 of 262) and opponents are connecting on 65.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 10.3 assists and 34.3 total rebounds per game, which is 39th and 154th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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