Arizona State Sun Devils vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 11/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Location: Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona State (+6)

The Arizona State Sun Devils (23-13 last season) are headed to Wintrust Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (21-13 last year). Mississippi State opens as 6-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 134.

The Arizona State Sun Devils stepped onto the hardwood against TCU and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-70 in their last contest. Arizona State ended the contest with a 48.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 52) and converted 8 of their 17 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Sun Devils buried 12 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they earned 30 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 10 assists for the matchup while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defense, Arizona State let their opponent shoot 35.5% from the floor on 22 out of 62 shooting. TCU distributed 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Additionally, TCU pulled down 34 boards (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. TCU ended up going 74.1% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 27 attempts. They made 8 of their 23 shots from distance. When discussing fouls, the Sun Devils ended up walking away with 21 while TCU accounted for 20 fouls.

DJ Horne is someone who played a role in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and earned 2 assists. He was on the court for 29 mins played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He scored 17 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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Arizona State heads into this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 23-13 last year. They lost possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a unit committed 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Arizona State pulled down 36.5 boards per game and had 515 assists throughout last season, which had them ranked 49th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Sun Devils shot 32.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (274 of 851) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They had an average of 71.1 points per contest (189th in the nation) while connecting on 42.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Sun Devils forced 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They were ranked 286th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 458 conceded throughout last year. The Sun Devils defense gave up a FG percentage of 39.9% (836 of 2,096) and they conceded 38.4 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquished 34.1% from 3-point land while they were 117th in college hoops in points per game allowed (68.0).

The last time they took the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took a defeat with a final score of 60-59 when they faced Pittsburgh. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 1 steal in this contest. Pittsburgh committed 12 personal fouls for the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Mississippi State buried 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs finished shooting 24 for 63 from the field which had them sitting at 38.1%. The Bulldogs permitted Pittsburgh to convert 21 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 38.9% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 47.4% from downtown by shooting 9 out of 19 and ended up going 9 of 15 at the charity stripe (60.0%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Mississippi State allowed Pittsburgh to pull down 25 in total (5 offensive).

Dashawn Davis ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs in this game. He earned 15 points in his 30 mins on the court and added 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 13 for the game for a rate of 53.8%, and had 1 rebound.

Mississippi State had a mark of 21-13 last year. The Bulldogs were responsible for committing 15.2 fouls every game and they connected on 64.7% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 14.2 times per contest (98th in college basketball) and they turned the ball over 12.8 times per game. Mississippi State scored 2,234 points last year (65.7 per game) and they grabbed 37.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs shot 42.1% from the floor, which had them ranked 307th in college basketball.

The Mississippi State defense allowed 31.1% on three-point shots (252 of 809) and opponents made 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They gave up 12.5 dimes and 33.5 boards every game, ranking them 165th and 133rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Bulldogs were ranked 9th in college basketball in PPG given up with 61.0. They forced their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 39.4% from the floor (10th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona State (+6)

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