Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 11/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN

McCamish Pavilion is the site where the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-2) will try to beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-0) on Tuesday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs faced off with Nicholls State and walked away with a win by a score of 74-61 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 16 and Nicholls State accounted for 20 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of 20 shots from long range. Nicholls State ended up shooting 65.0% at the free throw line by converting 13 of 20 shots. Moreover, Nicholls State snagged 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Nicholls State doled out 8 assists and had 14 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Mississippi State allowed 38.9% from the floor on 21 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 45 with 17 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs knocked down 17 of 27 tries for a percentage of 63.0%. Mississippi State wrapped up the game having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 61) and made 5 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Josh Hubbard is someone who was a factor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 21 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up scoring 15 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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Mississippi State comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 6-0 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Mississippi State is pulling down 43.0 boards per contest and has earned 86 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 164th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are shooting 30.8% on three-point shots (48 of 156) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. They average 75.8 points per game (174th in the nation) while hitting 43.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 64th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 59 relinquished on the year. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 36.1% (127 of 352) and they concede 33.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 24.0% on shots from distance and they are 13th in college hoops in PPG allowed (59.2).

In their last game, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-54 against Cincinnati. When it comes to attacking the glass, Georgia Tech allowed Cincinnati to collect 32 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 40.0% from downtown by shooting 14 of 35 and finished the game at 17 out of 24 from the charity stripe (70.8%). The Yellow Jackets permitted Cincinnati to convert 29 out of their 62 tries from the field which had them at 46.8% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Yellow Jackets shot 17 out of 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.7%. With regard to three-point shots, Georgia Tech made 5 of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. Cincinnati committed 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Yellow Jackets to the free throw line for 19 tries. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Yellow Jackets recorded 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 30 in this matchup.

Kowacie Reeves ended up being important for the Yellow Jackets in the matchup. He accumulated 14 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He made 4 of 6 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Georgia Tech has a mark of 2-2 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Yellow Jackets are connecting on 40.6% from the floor, which ranks them 318th in the nation. Georgia Tech has earned 297 pts this year (74.3 per contest) and they grab 39.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.0 times per game (257th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Yellow Jackets are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 63.5% from the free throw line.

The Yellow Jackets on the defensive end are ranked 309th in the nation in points allowed per game with 77.5. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (259th in D-1). The Georgia Tech defense gives up 30.1% from downtown (28 of 93) and their opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.5 dimes and 36.5 boards per game, which ranks them 121st and 246th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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