Kentucky Wildcats vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 2/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: ESPN

Humphrey Coliseum is the location where the Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-8) will compete against the Kentucky Wildcats (19-8) on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats played Alabama and earned the victory with a final of 117-95 in their last contest. Kentucky walked away from the game having earned a 63.1% FG percentage (41 out of 65) and made 13 of 24 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Wildcats buried 22 of 26 shots for a rate of 84.6%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning the defense, Kentucky allowed 56.7% from the floor on 34 out of 60 shooting. Alabama distributed 14 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Alabama grabbed 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Alabama ended up going 77.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of their 27 shots. They made 6 out of their 17 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 21 and Alabama accumulated 21 fouls.

Justin Edwards is one guy who came through in this contest. He shot 100.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 29 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He recorded 28 points on 10 of 10 shooting.

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Kentucky enters this matchup with a record of 19-8 on the season. They are turning it over 10.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Kentucky is pulling down 37.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 468 dimes this season, which has them ranked 18th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are shooting 41.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (262 of 639) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 88.7 points per outing (3rd in the nation) while connecting on 49.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats have forced 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are 289th in college basketball in giving up assists with 392 surrendered for the year. The Wildcats are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.2% (733 of 1,735) and they surrender 37.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 32.0% on 3-point shots while they are 323rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (77.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 87-67 when they played LSU. The Bulldogs earned 19 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. LSU earned 17 fouls for the contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Mississippi State knocked down 10 out of 21 tries (47.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 30 for 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Bulldogs permitted LSU to make 24 out of their 58 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.4% in this game. They shot 17.6% from downtown by shooting 3 of 17 and finished the contest at 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). In relation to rebounds, Mississippi State allowed LSU to collect 31 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Josh Hubbard pitched in for the Bulldogs for the contest. He tallied 32 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this contest. He buried 9 out of 17 for the matchup for a rate of 52.9%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Mississippi State has a record of 19-8 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which is 157th in the country. Mississippi State has 2,023 pts this year (74.9 per contest) and they pull in 39.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.6 times per game (99th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.9 times per game. The Bulldogs have committed 16.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 67.0% from the charity stripe.

The Mississippi State defense allows 28.3% on 3-point attempts (180 of 637) and opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 11.0 assists and 32.9 boards per game, which is 39th and 75th in the nation. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 62nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.5. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the floor (30th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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