Georgia Bulldogs vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: SEC Network

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-8) will take on the Georgia Bulldogs (14-8) at Humphrey Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Georgia Bulldogs faced South Carolina and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-62 in their last game. Georgia wrapped up the game with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and buried 9 of their 28 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs made 9 of 9 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 10 assists in the game as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding defending, Georgia allowed the other team to go 51.8% from the field on 29 out of 56 shooting. South Carolina distributed 25 assists and had 5 steals for this game. On top of that, South Carolina pulled down 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. South Carolina finished the game shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by making 7 of 11 attempts. They also buried 7 of 20 tries from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 14 while South Carolina finished the game with 10 fouls.

Jabri Abdur-Rahim is one guy who had an impact for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 40.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist. He saw the court for 32 mins and collected 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Georgia will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-8 for the year. They turn the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a group are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Georgia is collecting 36.6 rebounds per game and has earned 274 dimes this season, which has them ranked 270th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are hitting 35.1% on three-point shots (181 of 515) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They average 76.5 points per outing (115th in college hoops) while shooting 43.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.8% from beyond the arc and they are 240th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.6). The Bulldogs are giving up a FG percentage of 42.9% (588 of 1,371) and they concede 38.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 297th in D-1 in allowing assists with 321 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 99-67 when they faced Alabama. When discussing rebounding, Mississippi State allowed Alabama to get 47 overall (19 on the offensive side). They shot 31.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 15 of 48 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 10 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Bulldogs permitted Alabama to convert 37 of 83 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.6% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs finished 22 out of 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. Regarding 3-point shots, Mississippi State buried 4 of their 16 tries (25.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of those for a percentage of 59.4%. Alabama was called for 23 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 32 attempts. They coughed it up 17 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs pulled down 22 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the game.

Tolu Smith ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He converted 8 of 14 for the contest for a rate of 57.1%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the game.

Mississippi State has a mark of 14-8 on the year. The Bulldogs are committing 16.6 fouls per game and they hit 67.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.7 times per game (102nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per game. Mississippi State has accounted for 1,632 pts for the season (74.2 per contest) and they collect 39.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 44.8% from the field, which is 174th in the nation.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 94th in college basketball in PPG given up with 68.4. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (51st in the country). The Mississippi State defense gives up 28.7% on 3-point attempts (153 of 533) and their opposition makes 73.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.7 assists and 33.1 total rebounds per game, ranking them 86th and 87th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia

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