Missouri Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: SECN

The Missouri Tigers (17-5) are headed to Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday where they will go up against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-8).

The Missouri Tigers played LSU and walked away with a win by a score of 87-77 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Tigers walked away with 14 and LSU recorded 18 fouls. They buried 11 out of their 33 attempts from 3-point land. LSU ended up going 70.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 17 tries. In addition, LSU grabbed 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. LSU distributed 15 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Missouri allowed 40.9% from the field on 27 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 30 with 4 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers converted 8 of 12 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Missouri wrapped up the contest having earned a 55.9% field goal percentage (33 out of 59) and made 13 out of their 27 three-point attempts.

Kobe Brown is one player who was important for the game. He ended up going 90.9% from the field and dished out 5 assists. He played 37 mins played and also collected 8 boards. He left the arena with 26 points on 10 of 11 shooting.

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Missouri comes into this contest with a mark of 17-5 so far this season. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Missouri is collecting 31.3 boards per game and has earned 382 dimes on the campaign, which is 13th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 35.8% on shots from distance (207 of 579) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They average 83.3 points per game (9th in Division 1) while hitting 48.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 18.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They surrender 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 325th in college basketball in opponents PPG (75.4). The Tigers are giving up a FG percentage of 44.2% (568 of 1,285) and they relinquish 38.0 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 264th in the nation in giving up assists with 310 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 66-51 against South Carolina. In the matter of rebounds, Mississippi State allowed South Carolina to get 26 overall (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from distance by shooting 8 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Bulldogs permitted South Carolina to make 18 of their 53 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 34.0% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs shot 27 for 51 from the floor which had them sitting at 52.9%. With respect to shooting from distance, Mississippi State made 3 out of 12 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. South Carolina had 15 fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 12 shots. They turned it over 14 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. The Bulldogs recorded 21 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this game.

Shakeel Moore ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for this contest. He had 22 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the contest. He knocked down 9 of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 81.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Mississippi State has a win-loss record of 14-8 so far this season. The Bulldogs are committing 14.5 fouls per contest and they hit 62.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.5 times per contest (94th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. Mississippi State has totaled 1,444 pts so far this season (65.6 per game) and they pull down 38.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 41.6% from the floor, which ranks them 318th in college basketball.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 8th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 59.0. They have forced 15.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the floor (9th in D-1). The Mississippi State defense allows 31.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (162 of 523) and their opposition makes 72.8% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.9 assists and 34.1 total rebounds per game, ranking them 128th and 193rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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