Mississippi State Bulldogs vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN+

Moody Coliseum is the location where the SMU Mustangs (4-1) will go up against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) on Friday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against Utah and notched a win by a score of 78-73 in their last game. Mississippi State finished the game having earned a 35.8% field goal percentage (24 out of 67) and converted 6 of their 25 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 24 of 33 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defending, Mississippi State allowed their opponent to shoot 45.2% from the field on 28 out of 62 shooting. Utah recorded 15 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. On top of that, Utah had 40 boards (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Utah ended up going 57.1% at the free throw line by converting 8 of 14 attempts. They also made 9 of their 28 tries from distance. When talking about fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 15 and Utah recorded 26 fouls.

Josh Hubbard is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up scoring 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played 33 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Mississippi State enters this game with a mark of 4-0 for the year. They are turning it over 9.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Mississippi State is snagging 39.5 rebounds per game and has 75 assists for the season, which is 108th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are connecting on 33.3% on 3-pointers (37 of 111) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. They average 88.5 points per game (32nd in Division 1) while going 48.5% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulldogs have forced 17.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are 97th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 47 surrendered so far this year. The Bulldogs defense is giving up a FG percentage of 38.5% (90 of 234) and they relinquish 37.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 30.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 73rd in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (64.5).

For their last game, the SMU Mustangs went home victorious with a score of 110-69 when they faced Prairie View A&M. The Mustangs were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Prairie View A&M earned 25 personal fouls in this game which got the Mustangs to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.4%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, SMU made 12 of their 25 tries (48.0%). When the game finished, the Mustangs ended up going 37 for 74 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Mustangs allowed Prairie View A&M to knock down 23 of 71 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.4% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 19.4% from 3-point land by going 6 of 31 and ended up shooting 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). When it comes to rebounds, SMU allowed Prairie View A&M to pull down 30 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Chuck Harris ended up being a major contributor for the Mustangs for the contest. He tallied 17 points in his 23 mins on the court and had 5 dimes in the matchup. He converted 5 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

SMU has a record of 4-1 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Mustangs are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which is 101st in college basketball. SMU has accounted for 459 points on the season (91.8 per game) and they collect 44.0 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 18.4 times per contest (44th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The Mustangs have committed 19.4 fouls every game and they shoot 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Mustangs on defense are ranked 189th in the nation in points allowed per game with 70.6. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 37.3% from the field (49th in the country). The SMU defense allows 32.2% from downtown (38 of 118) and their opponents are making 76.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.0 dimes and 34.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 200th and 186th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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