Missouri State Bears vs MTSU Blue Raiders Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri State Bears vs MTSU Blue Raiders

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, TN

TV: ESPN+

The MTSU Blue Raiders (4-5) welcome the Missouri State Bears (6-2) at Murphy Center on Tuesday.

The Missouri State Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Drake and ended up losing by a score of 74-57 in their last contest. Missouri State finished having earned a 35.5% FG percentage (22 out of 62) and buried 5 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Bears made 8 of 11 tries for a rate of 72.7%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 40 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 6 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In terms of defending, Missouri State allowed their opponent to shoot 43.2% from the field on 32 of 74 shooting. Drake dished out 15 assists and had 9 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Drake snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Drake finished the game shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of 5 attempts. They knocked down 6 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 6 while Drake accumulated 9 personal fouls.

Chance Moore is one player who had an impact in the game. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He played 30 minutes and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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Missouri State will enter this game with a record of 6-2 for the year. They are turning it over 14.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.3 fouls per game. As a team, Missouri State is snagging 40.3 boards per contest and has earned 111 dimes for the season, which ranks 144th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are hitting 36.8% on three-point attempts (68 of 185) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.4 points per game (198th in the country) while going 45.2% from the field.

On defense, the Bears have forced 9.5 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are conceding 26.9% on three-point shots and they are 123rd in college basketball in opponents points per game (68.0). The Bears defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.2% (206 of 526) and they concede 32.5 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 145th in college basketball in giving up assists with 92 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the MTSU Blue Raiders took a loss by a score of 74-64 against Wofford. The Blue Raiders were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. Wofford committed 14 personal fouls for the contest which took the Blue Raiders to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. Concerning three-point shots, MTSU converted 7 out of their 29 attempts (24.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Blue Raiders walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.1%. The Blue Raiders allowed Wofford to knock down 29 out of 58 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this game. They shot 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 of 15 and finished the game at 11 out of 20 at the charity stripe (55.0%). Regarding rebounding, MTSU permitted Wofford to collect 33 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Jestin Porter ended up being important for the Blue Raiders in the matchup. He recorded 15 points in his 38 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game. He converted 6 of 15 in this contest for a rate of 40.0%, but wrapped this game up without a rebound.

MTSU has a win-loss mark of 4-5 this season. The Blue Raiders are committing 14.8 personal fouls per game and they go 69.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 9.1 times per game (356th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. MTSU has 585 points on the campaign (65.0 per contest) and they pull down 35.4 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Raiders are connecting on 40.5% from the field, which has them ranked 321st in the nation.

The MTSU defense gives up 29.3% on shots from 3-point land (44 of 150) and their opposition knocks down 63.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 11.4 assists and 33.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 113th and 102nd in college basketball. The Blue Raiders on the defensive end are ranked 68th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 65.3. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (310th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take MTSU

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