Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 3/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: ESPN+

Reed Arena is where the Texas A&M Aggies (16-13) will try to defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-10) on Wednesday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs took the court against Auburn and took a loss by a score of 78-63 in their last game. Mississippi State ended with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 out of 56) and converted 7 out of their 20 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs knocked down 12 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Mississippi State allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 28 of 56 shooting. Auburn recorded 19 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Auburn totaled 24 boards (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Auburn ended up going 76.5% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 17 shots. They also converted 9 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 18 while Auburn recorded 19 fouls.

Josh Hubbard is a player who came through for the game. He walked away with 23 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also grabbed 3 boards. He finished the game at 40.0% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Mississippi State will play this game with a record of 19-10 this year. They turn the ball over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.7 fouls every game. As a team, Mississippi State is snagging 39.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 422 assists this season, which ranks 113th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 32.8% on shots from distance (215 of 656) and 66.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.0 points per outing (143rd in the country) while going 45.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs have forced 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 29.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 87th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.7). The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.5% (696 of 1,679) and they relinquish 32.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 49th in college basketball in giving up assists with 330 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies took home the win by a final score of 70-56 against Georgia. The Aggies snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 in the game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. Georgia was called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a clip of 82.4%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas A&M converted 8 of their 30 tries (26.7%). Overall, the Aggies ended up going 24 for 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.8%. The Aggies permitted Georgia to make 21 of 65 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 32.3% for the contest. They shot 24.4% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 41 and finished the contest at 4 out of 6 from the free throw line (66.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Texas A&M permitted Georgia to collect 31 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Tyrece Radford ended up being a major contributor for the Aggies for this contest. He earned 20 points in his 37 mins of playing time and totaled 1 assist in this game. He made 7 out of 17 for the contest for a rate of 41.2%, and had 10 rebounds.

Texas A&M has a win-loss record of 16-13 for the year. As an offense, the Aggies are hitting on 39.2% from the field, which ranks them 356th in the country. Texas A&M has accounted for 2,115 pts so far this year (72.9 per game) and they grab 42.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.1 times per game (329th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 9.7 times per game. The Aggies have committed 16.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.3% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies defensively are ranked 113th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.9. They are able to force 11.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (73rd in college hoops). The Texas A&M defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (249 of 743) and their opponents are making 71.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.5 dimes and 34.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 306th and 166th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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