North Alabama Lions vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 11/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: SEC Network

Humphrey Coliseum is where the Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-0) will go up against the North Alabama Lions (2-0) on Tuesday.

The North Alabama Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Alabama A&M and notched a win by a score of 83-67 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Lions walked away with 27 and Alabama A&M totaled 20 fouls. They also knocked down 4 of 14 shots from downtown. Alabama A&M ended up shooting 63.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 36 attempts. Moreover, Alabama A&M snagged 34 boards (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Alabama A&M distributed 9 assists and had 9 steals for this game. In reference to defending, North Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 35.7% from the field on 20 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Lions made 23 of 27 tries for a rate of 85.2%. North Alabama finished with a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 of 54) and converted 8 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

KJ Johnson is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. He was able to score 16 points on 4 out of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins played but didn't pull down any boards. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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North Alabama will enter this contest with a record of 2-0 for the campaign. They have an average of 88.0 points per outing (64th in Division 1) while going 48.0% from the floor. The Lions are hitting 41.3% on three-point attempts (19 of 46) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, North Alabama is pulling down 43.5 boards per game and has totaled 30 dimes so far this year, which ranks 162nd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 22.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Lions are forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 fouls. They currently rank 117th in the nation in allowing assists with 21 surrendered for the campaign. The Lions are giving up a shooting percentage of 33.6% (40 of 119) and they concede 36.5 boards per contest as a team. They give up 26.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 101st in the country in opponents points per game (63.5).

For their last game, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 87-63 against UT Martin. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Mississippi State permitted UT Martin to collect 36 overall (11 offensive). They finished 12.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 3 of 25 and finished the game at 18 of 25 from the free throw line (72.0%). The Bulldogs permitted UT Martin to knock down 21 of their 63 tries from the floor which had them shooting 33.3% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 27 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.9%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Mississippi State made 13 out of their 39 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 20 of them for a rate of 76.9%. UT Martin was called for 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Bulldogs earned 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the contest.

Josh Hubbard was important for the Bulldogs in this contest. He made 7 of 12 in this matchup giving him a rate of 58.3%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes in this game.

Mississippi State has a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 40.5% from the field, which is ranked 282nd in college basketball. Mississippi State has accounted for 158 points for the season (79.0 per contest) and they average 44.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per contest (169th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 18.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs are ranked 55th in college basketball in points given up per game with 59.5. They have forced 10.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 32.8% from the floor (22nd in D-1). The Mississippi State defense concedes 17.4% on shots from 3-point land (8 of 46) and their opponents are converting on 68.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 10.5 assists and 37.0 boards per contest, which ranks 125th and 236th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Alabama

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