Tennessee Volunteers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 1/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: Youtube TV

Humphrey Coliseum is where the Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-5) will attempt to beat the Tennessee Volunteers (14-3) on Tuesday.

The Tennessee Volunteers stepped onto the hardwood against Kentucky and took a loss by a score of 63-56 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Volunteers ended up with 24 while Kentucky totaled 18 personal fouls. They converted 5 of their 16 shots from 3-point range. Kentucky went 88.0% at the charity stripe by burying 22 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Kentucky pulled down 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Kentucky doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Concerning defending, Tennessee allowed the other team to shoot 35.3% from the floor on 18 out of 51 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Volunteers converted 7 of their 10 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Tennessee walked away from the game having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (23 out of 57) and buried 3 out of their 21 3-point shots.

Uros Plavsic is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He played for 25 minutes played and snagged 3 boards. He shot 81.8% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Tennessee will take the court with a win-loss record of 14-3 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Tennessee is snagging 40.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 306 assists on the season, which ranks 19th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Volunteers are shooting 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (134 of 400) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.4 points per game (135th in the nation) while going 44.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Volunteers are able to force 17.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 fouls. They rank 5th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 146 conceded so far this season. The Volunteers are allowing a field goal percentage of 33.6% (303 of 902) and they concede 31.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 21.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 2nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (54.0).

The last time they took the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 69-63 when they faced Auburn. Regarding attacking the glass, Mississippi State allowed Auburn to grab 26 in total (8 offensive). They went 44.0% from three-point range by connecting on 11 of 25 and finished the contest at 10 out of 13 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Bulldogs allowed Auburn to convert 24 out of 55 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 43.6% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs finished 21 out of 56 from the floor which had them at 37.5%. When talking about 3-point shots, Mississippi State buried 0 of their 18 tries (0.0%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Auburn committed 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this contest.

Tolu Smith ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He totaled 20 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game. He made 8 out of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and added 10 rebounds.

Mississippi State has a mark of 12-5 so far this season. The Bulldogs are committing 14.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 61.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (100th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. Mississippi State has 1,116 pts for the year (65.6 per game) and they grab 38.8 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 40.9% from the field, which is ranked 335th in college basketball.

The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 5th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 57.5. They are forcing 16.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.5% from the field (16th in the nation). The Mississippi State defense allows 31.1% on 3-point attempts (123 of 396) and opponents are converting on 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.0 dimes and 34.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 137th and 179th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee

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