Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Prairie View A&M Panthers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: ESPN+

Humphrey Coliseum is where the Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-1) will attempt to defeat the Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-6) on Sunday.

The Prairie View A&M Panthers faced Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and took a loss by a final of 109-74 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Panthers finished with 18 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had 25 personal fouls. They buried 10 of their 17 shots from beyond the arc. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi finished 57.7% at the charity stripe by making 15 of their 26 shots. Moreover, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi collected 33 rebounds (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi distributed 17 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Regarding defense, Prairie View A&M let their opponent shoot 70.0% from the floor on 42 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in the game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Panthers converted 21 of 33 shots for a percentage of 63.6%. Prairie View A&M ended the game with a 49.0% FG percentage (25 out of 51) and buried 3 of their 12 three-point shots.

Tanahj Pettway is a player who came through in the matchup. He was able to score 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Prairie View A&M comes into this one with a mark of 1-6 for the campaign. They average 82.1 points per contest (63rd in college basketball) on 44.0% from the field. The Panthers are hitting 31.6% on three-point attempts (48 of 152) and 71.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Prairie View A&M is collecting 29.9 boards per contest and has racked up 87 dimes on the year, which is 342nd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Panthers are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 21.1 personal fouls. They give up 37.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 364th in the country in PPG from their opponents (99.0). The Panthers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 53.9% (246 of 456) and they surrender 43.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 274th in the country in giving up assists with 125 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mississippi State Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 90-57 when they played Pittsburgh. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Mississippi State allowed Pittsburgh to snag 24 in all (12 offensive). They wrapped up this game 30.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 26 and ended up shooting 9 out of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Bulldogs allowed Pittsburgh to convert 20 of their 64 tries from the floor which had them at 31.3% for the contest. In all, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 37 for 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.8%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Mississippi State converted 7 out of their 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 9 of them for a rate of 69.2%. Pittsburgh had 11 fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Bulldogs pulled down 31 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this game.

KeShawn Murphy ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs in the game. He tallied 20 points in his 24 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He converted 8 of 10 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Mississippi State has a mark of 7-1 this season. The Bulldogs have committed 17.5 fouls every game and they go 71.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 17.5 times per contest (32nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.1 times per contest. Mississippi State has accounted for 685 pts this season (85.6 per contest) and they collect 40.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which ranks them 115th in college basketball.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 94th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 67.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (100th in D-1). The Mississippi State defense gives up 34.8% on three-point shots (63 of 181) and their opponents are making 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.3 assists and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which is 136th and 212th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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