MVSU Delta Devils vs Arkansas State Red Wolves Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: MVSU Delta Devils vs Arkansas State Red Wolves

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, AR

TV: Hulu Live TV

The MVSU Delta Devils (1-7) are on their way to First National Bank Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-3).

The MVSU Delta Devils faced off with Colorado State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-45 in their last game. MVSU wrapped up the game with a 32.7% FG percentage (16 of 49) and knocked down 5 of their 17 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Delta Devils knocked down 8 of 12 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 24 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 9 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of defense, MVSU allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 25 out of 50 shooting. Colorado State recorded 16 assists and had 14 steals for the matchup. In addition, Colorado State pulled down 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Colorado State finished 73.7% at the charity stripe by converting 28 of 38 shots. They also buried 10 of 27 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Delta Devils ended up walking away with 29 and Colorado State totaled 13 personal fouls.

Terry Collins is one player who was a major contributor for the game. He left the arena with 19 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He shot 43.8% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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MVSU enters this game with a win-loss mark of 1-7 this season. They are turning it over 16.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.9 fouls per game. As a team, MVSU is grabbing 30.6 boards per contest and has earned 63 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 347th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Delta Devils are hitting 35.5% on shots from downtown (38 of 107) and 67.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 55.5 points per contest (362nd in Division 1) on 37.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Delta Devils are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They rank 355th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 132 surrendered for the year. The Delta Devils are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.5% (214 of 460) and they relinquish 38.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 33.9% from 3-point land and they are 344th in D-1 in PPG allowed (79.0).

In their last game, the Arkansas State Red Wolves got the victory with a final of 90-65 against Bethel. When it comes to attacking the glass, Arkansas State allowed Bethel to get 28 overall (10 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 6 of 12 and ended up shooting 11 of 18 from the charity stripe (61.1%). The Red Wolves allowed Bethel to make 24 out of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Red Wolves went 34 out of 58 from the field which had them at 58.6%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Arkansas State buried 8 of their 16 tries (50.0%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throws for a rate of 82.4%. Bethel was called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Red Wolves to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They also coughed it up 16 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. The Red Wolves were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the game.

Malcolm Farrington was important for the Red Wolves in this contest. He racked up 18 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this game. He converted 5 of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Arkansas State has a mark of 4-3 on the year. The Red Wolves have committed 16.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.7 times per contest (21st in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. Arkansas State has scored 499 pts on the year (71.3 per contest) and they collect 34.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Red Wolves are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which is ranked 97th in the nation.

The Arkansas State defense allows 39.8% on shots from 3-point land (53 of 133) and their opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.9 dimes and 33.6 boards per contest, which is 160th and 146th in the nation. The Red Wolves on defense are ranked 78th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 63.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (147th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arkansas State

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