Utah Utes vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 11/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Landers Center in Southaven, MS

TV: ESPN+

Landers Center is the site where the Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-0) will attempt to beat the Utah Utes (3-0) on Sunday.

The Utah Utes faced Queens and took home the win by a score of 96-65 in their last game. Utah ended the contest having earned a 48.6% field goal percentage (35 out of 72) and buried 14 of their 30 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Utes made 12 of 19 attempts for a rate of 63.2%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 47 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 15 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 35.9% from the floor on 23 of 64 shooting. Queens totaled 11 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Queens collected 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Queens finished the contest at 62.5% from the free throw line by converting 10 of their 16 tries. They made 9 out of their 30 shots from downtown. In regard to personal fouls, the Utes finished with 18 and Queens racked up 18 personal fouls.

Gabe Madsen is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He shot 46.7% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played for 31 minutes played and pulled down 3 boards. He scored 24 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Utah will play this contest with a mark of 3-0 this season. They currently have an average of 98.0 points per outing (8th in Division 1) while shooting 50.0% from the field. The Utes are hitting 44.1% on three-point shots (52 of 118) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 46.3 rebounds per contest and has 67 assists this year, which ranks 16th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Utes are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 146th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 34 surrendered this season. The Utes defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 34.4% (64 of 186) and they surrender 32.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 28.4% on shots from downtown and they are 66th in D-1 in points per game allowed (62.3).

The last time they took the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 80-59 against SE Louisiana. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Mississippi State allowed SE Louisiana to get 35 in total (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 36.0% from downtown by going 9 of 25 and ended up going 12 out of 17 at the charity stripe (70.6%). The Bulldogs allowed SE Louisiana to make 19 of their 54 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 35.2% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs shot 27 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 43.5%. In reference to three-point shots, Mississippi State made 7 of their 28 attempts (25.0%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. SE Louisiana committed 22 fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Bulldogs were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup.

Josh Hubbard was important for the Bulldogs for the game. He totaled 23 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for this contest. He made 8 out of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Mississippi State has a win-loss mark of 3-0 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 52.8% from the field, which is 28th in the nation. Mississippi State has earned 276 points on the year (92.0 per contest) and they pull down 37.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 20.0 times per game (31st in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 9.7 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 17.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 67.3% from the charity stripe.

The Mississippi State defense gives up 29.0% on 3-point attempts (18 of 62) and opponents are making 69.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 10.7 dimes and 36.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 106th and 241st in those defensive categories. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 55th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 61.7. They are able to force 18.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 36.0% from the floor (49th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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