Omaha Mavericks vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 11/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Omaha Mavericks vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Monday, November 28, 2022

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Omaha Mavericks (3-4) are on their way to Humphrey Coliseum on Monday where they will play the Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-0).

The Omaha Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against Southern and walked away with a win by a score of 88-78 in their last game. Omaha finished the game with a 53.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 49) and buried 7 out of their 14 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 29 of 34 attempts for a percentage of 85.3%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 28 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 18 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to the defense, Omaha allowed the other team to go 45.2% from the floor on 28 of 62 shooting. Southern distributed 17 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Additionally, Southern grabbed 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Southern finished the contest at 64.7% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 17 shots. They made 11 of 31 tries from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 16 and Southern recorded 25 personal fouls.

Frankie Fidler is someone who came through in the matchup. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He recorded 13 points on 3 of 6 shooting.

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Omaha will play this contest with a win-loss record of 3-4 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 68.6 points per contest (264th in D-1) while going 43.8% from the field. The Mavericks are connecting on 30.4% on three-point attempts (35 of 115) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Omaha is pulling down 31.7 boards per game and is sitting with 84 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 181st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 338th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 109 relinquished on the campaign. The Mavericks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (191 of 408) and they relinquish 35.4 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 38.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 327th in D-1 in points per game allowed (77.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Mississippi State Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 52-49 when they played Utah. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Mississippi State permitted Utah to collect 42 in all (10 offensive). They finished 21.1% from distance by going 4 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 18 from the charity stripe (61.1%). The Bulldogs permitted Utah to knock down 17 of 52 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.7% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 17 for 67 from the floor which had them sitting at 25.4%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Mississippi State buried 9 out of 38 attempts (23.7%). They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 56.3%. Utah earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Bulldogs corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this matchup.

Dashawn Davis ended up being important for the Bulldogs in this game. He tallied 18 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for this game. He made 6 out of 11 in this contest for a rate of 54.5%, and added 3 rebounds.

Mississippi State has a record of 6-0 this season. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are shooting 41.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 285th in college basketball. Mississippi State has earned 405 pts for the year (67.5 per game) and they average 44.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per game (77th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.7 times per game. The Bulldogs are committing 13.0 fouls every game and they hit 59.3% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the nation in points given up per game with 48.5. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 32.8% from the field (3rd in college basketball). The Mississippi State defense gives up 23.6% from downtown (35 of 148) and their opponents are making 67.7% of their foul shots. They concede 10.0 dimes and 33.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 51st and 163rd in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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