Mississippi State Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

Bridgestone Arena is the site where the LSU Tigers (17-14) will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-12) on Thursday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs played South Carolina and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-89 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 18 and South Carolina recorded 20 personal fouls. They converted 9 out of their 28 tries from downtown. South Carolina ended up shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 24 shots. On top of that, South Carolina snagged 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. South Carolina recorded 20 assists and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, Mississippi State allowed their opponent to shoot 48.5% from the field on 32 of 66 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 35 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 19 of their 25 tries for a rate of 76.0%. Mississippi State finished the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (31 out of 62) and made 8 out of their 20 3-pointers.

Josh Hubbard is a player who was a factor in the game. He scored 28 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He played 42 minutes and snagged 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 38.9% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Mississippi State steps onto the court with a record of 19-12 this year. They are averaging 75.3 pts per contest (130th in D-1) while hitting 45.5% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 32.9% on shots from downtown (232 of 705) and 67.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Mississippi State is collecting 38.7 rebounds per contest and has totaled 449 dimes this season, which has them ranked 106th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Bulldogs have forced 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are ranked 68th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 360 relinquished so far this season. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.9% (754 of 1,800) and they concede 32.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 29.4% on 3-point shots and they are 109th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.6).

For their last game, the LSU Tigers got the win with a final of 84-80 when they played Missouri. When talking about how they attacked the glass, LSU permitted Missouri to pull down 25 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 31.0% from downtown via 9 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Tigers allowed Missouri to knock down 29 out of their 61 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 47.5% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers finished 26 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. When talking about shooting from distance, LSU knocked down 6 of 22 attempts (27.3%). They were able to knock down 26 of the free throws for a clip of 70.3%. Missouri committed 28 fouls for the game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 37 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Tigers snagged 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the game.

Trae Hannibal ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for the matchup. He racked up 24 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 5 dimes in the matchup. He converted 7 of 10 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

LSU has a win-loss mark of 17-14 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks 118th in D-1. LSU has totaled 2,383 pts on the year (76.9 per contest) and they grab 35.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.7 times per contest (296th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. The Tigers are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls every game and they go 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 270th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 74.8. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (112th in Division 1). The LSU defense allows 33.3% on 3-pointers (258 of 774) and their opponents are connecting on 76.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.5 dimes and 35.1 boards every game, which ranks them 148th and 200th in D-1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take LSU and under the total points

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