Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Oklahoma Sooners

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Oklahoma Sooners (16-10) are welcoming the Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-7) at Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs played Texas A&M and earned the victory with a final of 70-54 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 15 while Texas A&M finished the game with 17 fouls. They also made 8 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. Texas A&M finished shooting 61.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 13 attempts. Additionally, Texas A&M collected 35 boards (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Texas A&M distributed 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defense, Mississippi State let their opponent shoot 35.8% from the field on 19 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in the game while creating 19 turnovers and having 17 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 31 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 17 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 85.0%. Mississippi State ended the contest with a 43.1% field goal percentage (22 out of 51) and buried 9 out of their 25 3-point shots.

Josh Hubbard is a player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He played 35 mins played and also collected 2 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Mississippi State will play this game with a mark of 19-7 this year. They are averaging 79.0 pts per contest (64th in D-1) while going 45.6% from the floor. The Bulldogs are hitting 31.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (216 of 683) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Mississippi State is collecting 38.3 boards per game and is sitting with 403 assists on the year, which has them ranked 80th in college in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They are 137th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 335 relinquished this season. The Bulldogs defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (635 of 1,485) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 35.7% on three-point shots and they are ranked 166th in college in opponents points per game (71.0).

In their last game, the Oklahoma Sooners went home defeated by a final of 85-63 when they played Florida. With respect to cleaning the glass, Oklahoma permitted Florida to collect 34 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.5% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 of 32 and ended up shooting 17 of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). The Sooners permitted Florida to convert 28 of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.2% in this matchup. Overall, the Sooners finished 19 out of 49 from the field which had them shooting 38.8%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Oklahoma knocked down 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to convert 18 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Florida committed 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. The Sooners snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 30 for the matchup.

Jeremiah Fears ended up being important for the Sooners for the contest. He buried 7 of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 2 assists in this matchup.

Oklahoma has a mark of 16-10 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Sooners are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 99th in the nation. Oklahoma has totaled 2,006 pts on the year (77.2 per contest) and they pull in 32.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.5 times per game (206th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. The Sooners are responsible for committing 18.2 fouls every game and they connect on 79.4% from the charity stripe.

The Sooners on defense are ranked 218th in college in PPG given up with 73.0. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (224th in college). The Oklahoma defense concedes 29.8% from downtown (186 of 625) and opponents are making 72.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.8 dimes and 33.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 73rd and 151st in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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