Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Tulane Green Wave Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Tulane Green Wave

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Tulane Green Wave (6-1) welcome the Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-2) at State Farm Arena on Saturday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs faced off with Southern and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-59 in their last game. Mississippi State ended the contest having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (21 out of 52) and made 7 of their 26 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 10 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 17 assists for this game as well as forcing 17 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Regarding defense, Mississippi State allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 21 of 49 shooting. Southern doled out 7 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. In addition, Southern snagged 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Southern shot 63.2% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 19 shots. They knocked down 6 out of their 21 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 17 while Southern recorded 16 fouls.

Josh Hubbard is one guy who came through for the matchup. He notched 14 points on 4 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 27 mins and also grabbed 1 rebound. He finished shooting 33.3% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Mississippi State heads into this matchup with a mark of 6-2 so far this year. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Mississippi State is pulling down 41.9 boards per game and is sitting with 108 assists for the year, which is 237th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are hitting 29.2% on shots from beyond the arc (62 of 212) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They average 71.6 points per contest (251st in college basketball) while hitting 41.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.0 fouls. They currently rank 18th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 74 relinquished so far this year. The Bulldogs are giving up a field goal percentage of 36.6% (169 of 462) and they relinquish 34.5 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 25.4% on 3-point shots while they are 10th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (60.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tulane Green Wave went home victorious with a score of 89-81 when they faced Fordham. The Green Wave earned 24 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. Fordham had 30 fouls for this contest which took the Green Wave to the free throw line for 42 shots. They were able to knock down 32 of them for a percentage of 76.2%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Tulane buried 5 of 10 attempts (50.0%). When the game finished, the Green Wave finished shooting 26 out of 48 from the floor which had them shooting 54.2%. The Green Wave permitted Fordham to knock down 31 out of 73 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.5% in the matchup. They went 34.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 out of 32 and ended up going 8 of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). When talking about team rebounding, Tulane allowed Fordham to get 34 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Collin Holloway ended up having an impact for the Green Wave in the matchup. He scored 26 points in his 34 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 10 of 18 for this game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and had 5 rebounds.

Tulane has a mark of 6-1 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Green Wave are shooting 53.1% from the floor, which ranks 5th in college basketball. Tulane has tallied 619 points this season (88.4 per contest) and they average 31.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per game (225th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Green Wave have committed 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Tulane defense allows 31.1% on shots from distance (59 of 190) and their opposition makes 71.9% of their foul shots. They concede 12.9 assists and 36.4 rebounds per contest, ranking them 208th and 245th in those categories. The Green Wave defensively are ranked 280th in the country in PPG given up with 75.4. They are able to force 16.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (180th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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