Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, 11/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Washington State Cougars

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Location: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-0) are en route to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington State Cougars (2-0).

The Mississippi State Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against North Alabama and notched a win by a score of 81-54 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 17 while North Alabama totaled 13 fouls. They converted 4 of 14 tries from downtown. North Alabama ended up shooting 61.5% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 13 attempts. Furthermore, North Alabama collected 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Alabama distributed 7 assists and had 9 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Mississippi State allowed their opponent to shoot 33.9% from the field on 21 out of 62 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 39 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 10 of 15 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Mississippi State ended the game with a 47.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 68) and converted 7 of their 26 3-point shots.

Jimmy Bell is one guy who had an impact for this contest. He shot 54.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played 24 mins and collected 14 rebounds. He ended up with 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Mississippi State enters this contest with a mark of 3-0 for the season. They have an average of 79.7 pts per game (146th in the nation) on 42.9% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 33.0% on 3-point shots (30 of 91) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Mississippi State is snagging 45.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 46 dimes this year, which is 115th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 personal fouls. They rank 101st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 28 surrendered so far this season. The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 33.1% (59 of 178) and they concede 37.3 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 20.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 28th in college basketball in opponents PPG (57.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Washington State Cougars took home the win by a final score of 83-65 when they played Prairie View A&M. In reference to rebounding, Washington State permitted Prairie View A&M to pull down 23 in total (8 on the offensive side). They shot 30.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 4 out of 13 and ended up shooting 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Cougars permitted Prairie View A&M to knock down 23 out of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.4% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Cougars went 30 for 56 from the field which had them at 53.6%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Washington State buried 4 of 15 tries (26.7%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 67.9%. Prairie View A&M committed 21 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Cougars earned 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the contest.

Isaac Jones ended up having an impact for the Cougars in the game. He converted 6 out of 9 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 11 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in the matchup.

Washington State has a win-loss record of 2-0 for the campaign. As an offense, the Cougars are shooting 54.0% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in the country. Washington State has 167 pts for the season (83.5 per game) and they pull in 44.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per contest (152nd in the nation) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. The Cougars commit 22.5 fouls every game and they connect on 59.6% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars defensively are ranked 71st in college basketball in points given up per game with 62.0. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 35.0% from the field (31st in college basketball). The Washington State defense surrenders 23.7% on shots from beyond the arc (9 of 38) and their opposition makes 71.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 8.0 dimes and 28.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 30th and 24th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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