Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 12/23/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Saturday, December 23, 2023

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: BTN

Prudential Center is the site where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-3) will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (9-2) on Saturday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs took the court against North Texas and earned the victory with a final of 72-54 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 15 while North Texas totaled 21 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 24 shots from long range. North Texas ended up going 86.7% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, North Texas totaled 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Texas totaled 4 assists and had 1 steal for the game. When it comes to defending, Mississippi State let their opponent shoot 38.3% from the floor on 18 of 47 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for this game while forcing 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 35 with 16 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 17 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 68.0%. Mississippi State finished the game with a 41.7% FG percentage (25 out of 60) and converted 5 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

KeShawn Murphy is a player who played a role for this contest. He accumulated 18 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 23 minutes and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Mississippi State enters this one with a win-loss record of 9-2 for the season. They are averaging 76.0 points per contest (164th in the country) while hitting 44.5% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 31.0% on shots from beyond the arc (87 of 281) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Mississippi State is collecting 40.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 173 assists for the year, which ranks 106th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 33rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 110 relinquished so far this year. The Bulldogs are giving up a FG percentage of 38.5% (239 of 621) and they surrender 32.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are conceding 27.0% on three-point shots while they are 26th in the nation in points per game allowed (63.0).

For their last game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights took home the win by a final score of 83-61 when they played LIU Brooklyn. The Scarlet Knights were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 41 in this contest. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. LIU Brooklyn earned 20 fouls for the game which took the Scarlet Knights to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They were able to make 13 of those for a rate of 50.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Rutgers buried 4 of 20 tries (20.0%). Overall, the Scarlet Knights shot 33 out of 67 from the field which had them shooting 49.3%. The Scarlet Knights allowed LIU Brooklyn to knock down 25 out of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 30.0% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 8 at the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Rutgers allowed LIU Brooklyn to snag 30 in all (5 offensive).

Clifford Omoruyi pitched in for the Scarlet Knights for the matchup. He earned 25 points in his 30 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He converted 12 of 15 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and earned 11 rebounds.

Rutgers has a win-loss mark of 7-3 on the campaign. The Scarlet Knights have committed 16.3 fouls every game and they go 64.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.9 times per contest (230th in D-1) and they cough up possession 11.1 times per game. Rutgers has earned 691 points so far this season (69.1 per game) and they collect 37.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Scarlet Knights are hitting on 41.5% from the floor, which ranks them 304th in the nation.

The Rutgers defense surrenders 30.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (66 of 220) and their opponents are connecting on 65.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 9.8 assists and 39.8 boards every game, which ranks them 22nd and 335th in Division 1. The Scarlet Knights defensively are ranked 12th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 60.9. They have forced 16.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.6% from the floor (13th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rutgers

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