Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: ESPN+

Neville Arena is the location where the Auburn Tigers (15-1) will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-2) on Tuesday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs took the court against Kentucky and took a loss by a score of 95-90 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 16 while Kentucky recorded 18 fouls. They also buried 16 out of their 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Kentucky went 57.9% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Kentucky totaled 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kentucky doled out 21 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Mississippi State let their opponent shoot 55.7% from the field on 34 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 14 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Mississippi State ended the game with a 45.1% FG percentage (32 out of 71) and made 12 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc.

Cameron Matthews is one guy who was a factor in the game. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes. He played for 36 mins and also grabbed 10 boards. He accumulated 19 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Mississippi State enters this game with a win-loss record of 14-2 for the season. They average 83.9 pts per game (25th in the country) on 47.4% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (143 of 423) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Mississippi State is collecting 38.9 rebounds per contest and has tallied 272 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 57th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 9.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 101st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (68.3). The Bulldogs defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.7% (373 of 895) and they relinquish 34.6 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 112th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 199 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Auburn Tigers got the victory with a final of 66-63 when they faced South Carolina. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Auburn allowed South Carolina to snag 34 in total (13 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 25.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 4 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 16 from the free throw line (56.3%). The Tigers permitted South Carolina to make 25 out of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.0% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished 26 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Auburn made 8 out of their 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. South Carolina committed 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Tigers recorded 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the matchup.

Tahaad Pettiford was important for the Tigers in the matchup. He recorded 15 points in his 22 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 4 of 9 in the game for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 15-1 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are connecting on 50.6% from the floor, which is 7th in the nation. Auburn has totaled 1,385 pts on the year (86.6 per game) and they grab 38.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 18.6 times per contest (7th in D-1) and they turn it over 9.1 times per contest. The Tigers commit 17.8 fouls per game and they connect on 75.2% from the charity stripe.

The Auburn defense allows 31.6% on 3-point shots (93 of 294) and opponents are knocking down 72.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 8.4 assists and 31.1 boards per game, which is 2nd and 27th in those categories. The Tigers are ranked 49th in college in points given up per game with 66.0. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.4% from the floor (32nd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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