Mississippi State Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: SEC Network

The LSU Tigers (14-12) will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-8) at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs faced off with Ole Miss and went home with a win by a final score of 83-71 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 17 and Ole Miss finished the game with 24 fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. Ole Miss ended up shooting 90.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 21 attempts. In addition, Ole Miss totaled 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Ole Miss doled out 12 assists and had 6 steals in this game. In the matter of defending, Mississippi State allowed the other team to shoot 40.4% from the field on 23 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 29 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 23 of their 39 attempts for a percentage of 59.0%. Mississippi State wrapped up the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (27 of 54) and made 6 out of their 14 3-point attempts.

Tolu Smith is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 53.3% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 25 mins and also totaled 6 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Mississippi State heads into this matchup with a mark of 18-8 this year. They currently have an average of 74.5 points per contest (164th in college basketball) while going 45.1% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 31.7% on three-point shots (187 of 590) and 66.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Mississippi State is pulling in 39.3 boards per game and has accumulated 381 assists this season, which has them ranked 109th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.3 fouls. They rank 48th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 292 surrendered for the season. The Bulldogs are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (611 of 1,505) and they concede 32.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 28.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 66th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.5).

The last time they took the court, the LSU Tigers took home the win by a final score of 75-74 when they faced Kentucky. In reference to rebounding, LSU permitted Kentucky to pull down 29 overall (8 offensive). They went 40.0% from distance by shooting 8 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 12 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Tigers allowed Kentucky to make 27 out of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% for the game. Overall, the Tigers ended up going 25 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 44.6%. When it comes to shots from downtown, LSU buried 9 of their 20 attempts (45.0%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 64.0%. Kentucky was called for 19 personal fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. The Tigers were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the contest.

Tyrell Ward pitched in for the Tigers for this game. He recorded 17 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this contest. He converted 5 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

LSU has a win-loss mark of 14-12 for the year. The Tigers are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls per game and they connect on 71.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.0 times per game (284th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. LSU has accounted for 2,007 points on the campaign (77.2 per game) and they average 36.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are hitting on 46.0% from the field, which is 110th in D-1.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 256th in the country in points per game surrendered with 74.3. They have forced 13.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (93rd in Division 1). The LSU defense gives up 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (224 of 660) and opponents are converting on 75.7% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.8 assists and 35.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 175th and 225th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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