Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/31/1969 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-4) welcome the Alabama Crimson Tide (17-3) at Humphrey Coliseum on Wednesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide stepped onto the hardwood against LSU and earned the victory with a final of 80-73 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up finishing with 16 while LSU accounted for 22 personal fouls. They buried 3 of their 23 shots from distance. LSU shot 73.7% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 19 attempts. In addition, LSU snagged 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. LSU dished out 10 dimes and had 12 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defending, Alabama let their opponent shoot 39.4% from the field on 28 of 71 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes in this contest in addition to creating 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Crimson Tide buried 19 of 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. Alabama ended the game having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 of 61) and buried 7 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Aden Holloway is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He recorded 19 points on 5 of 14 shooting. He played for 29 minutes played and totaled 4 boards. He finished 35.7% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Alabama heads into this game with a record of 17-3 on the year. They average 90.4 points per game (1st in the country) while hitting 47.3% from the floor. The Crimson Tide are connecting on 32.5% on shots from 3-point land (198 of 610) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Alabama is pulling in 44.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 340 dimes on the year, which ranks 38th in college in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Crimson Tide have forced 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 21.7 fouls. They rank 51st in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 229 conceded for the season. The Crimson Tide defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.9% (561 of 1,373) and they relinquish 37.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 332nd in the country in opponents points per game (78.5).

The last time they took the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 65-60 against South Carolina. The Bulldogs were able to snag 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. South Carolina committed 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 72.2%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Mississippi State made 6 out of their 26 tries (23.1%). Overall, the Bulldogs finished 23 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8%. The Bulldogs permitted South Carolina to bury 17 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 29.3% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 20.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 20 and ended up going 22 of 29 at the free throw line (75.9%). When it comes to rebounds, Mississippi State allowed South Carolina to pull down 40 in all (18 offensive).

Riley Kugel ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for this contest. He made 4 of 6 in the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

Mississippi State has a record of 16-4 this year. The Bulldogs commit 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 69.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per contest (71st in college) and they turn the ball over 10.5 times per game. Mississippi State has 1,613 points on the season (80.7 per contest) and they pull in 38.8 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 134th in college.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 119th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.5. They have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (107th in the country). The Mississippi State defense allows 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (163 of 474) and their opponents are converting on 69.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.3 assists and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 110th and 201st in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alabama

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