Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: SEC Network

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-7) are headed to Coleman Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Alabama Crimson Tide (15-6).

The Mississippi State Bulldogs faced Ole Miss and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-82 in their last game. Mississippi State ended the game with a 53.6% FG percentage (30 out of 56) and knocked down 8 of their 18 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 14 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 19 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to defending, Mississippi State let their opponent shoot 50.8% from the floor on 32 of 63 shooting. Ole Miss distributed 22 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Ole Miss grabbed 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Ole Miss shot 76.9% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 13 attempts. They converted 12 out of their 30 shots from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 15 while Ole Miss had 18 personal fouls.

Josh Hubbard is one player who was a factor in the game. He accounted for 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 46.7% from the floor and also totaled 7 assists.

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Mississippi State will play this contest with a mark of 14-7 on the campaign. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a team are committing 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Mississippi State is snagging 39.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 313 dimes this season, which ranks 88th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are shooting 31.5% on shots from downtown (155 of 492) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.5 points per game (179th in the country) while connecting on 45.0% from the field.

On defense, the Bulldogs have forced 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 72nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 238 surrendered on the campaign. The Bulldogs are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (490 of 1,206) and they concede 32.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 28.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 67th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (66.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away with a victory by a final of 85-76 against Georgia. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Alabama permitted Georgia to get 34 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They went 41.2% from three-point range via 7 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Crimson Tide allowed Georgia to convert 27 of 61 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.3% for this game. Overall, the Crimson Tide shot 32 for 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.3%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Alabama buried 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to make 13 of those for a clip of 68.4%. Georgia was called for 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 13 steals for this game. The Crimson Tide collected 17 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this contest.

Mark Sears was important for the Crimson Tide for the matchup. He made 8 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 57.1%, and earned 5 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this game.

Alabama has a mark of 15-6 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Crimson Tide are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which is 20th in college basketball. Alabama has scored 1,878 pts on the year (89.4 per game) and they pull in 39.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per game (52nd in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.4 times per game. The Crimson Tide are responsible for committing 18.3 fouls every game and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 283rd in the country in points given up per game with 75.6. They have forced 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (149th in college basketball). The Alabama defense surrenders 32.0% on 3-point shots (155 of 485) and their opposition makes 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.7 assists and 33.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 95th and 112th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama

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