Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: SEC Network

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-3) host the Alabama Crimson Tide (10-5) at Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide took the court against South Carolina and walked away with a win by a score of 74-47 in their last contest. Alabama ended the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and made 15 of their 34 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide converted 7 of their 9 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 32 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to the defense, Alabama allowed the other team to go 30.9% from the floor on 17 of 55 shooting. South Carolina dished out 8 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Moreover, South Carolina pulled down 29 rebounds (12 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. South Carolina shot 88.9% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 9 attempts. They converted 5 out of their 25 shots from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Crimson Tide left the arena with 12 while South Carolina accounted for 13 fouls.

Mark Sears is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up shooting 76.9% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins and also pulled down 6 boards. He ended up with 31 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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Alabama enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 10-5 for the season. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a team are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a team, Alabama is snagging 40.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 243 dimes for the campaign, which is 76th in the country in terms of passing. The Crimson Tide are connecting on 39.5% on 3-point shots (176 of 446) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 90.6 points per outing (3rd in the nation) while shooting 49.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Crimson Tide are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They concede 30.7% on three-point shots while they are 247th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.9). The Crimson Tide are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.0% (386 of 918) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 62nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 169 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Mississippi State Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 77-72 when they played Tennessee. Concerning how they rebounded, Mississippi State allowed Tennessee to collect 32 in total (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 27.6% from 3-point land by hitting 8 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Bulldogs permitted Tennessee to knock down 27 of 59 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 26 out of 52 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. With respect to shooting from distance, Mississippi State knocked down 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a clip of 70.4%. Tennessee earned 20 personal fouls for this game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They coughed it up 16 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. The Bulldogs earned 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game.

Josh Hubbard was important for the Bulldogs for the contest. He accumulated 25 points in his 28 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He knocked down 8 out of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 53.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Mississippi State has a win-loss mark of 12-3 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 153rd in college basketball. Mississippi State has scored 1,130 points for the campaign (75.3 per game) and they snag 38.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.0 times per game (102nd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. The Bulldogs have committed 16.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.3% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs are ranked 26th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.7. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.3% from the floor (34th in the nation). The Mississippi State defense concedes 27.0% from downtown (90 of 333) and their opponents are connecting on 69.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 10.3 assists and 32.1 rebounds per game, which is ranked 26th and 58th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama

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