Missouri Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-5) will try to beat the Missouri Tigers (16-4) at Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday.

The Missouri Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Ole Miss and notched a win by a score of 83-75 in their last game. Missouri wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.9% FG percentage (22 of 49) and converted 11 of 25 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Tigers buried 28 of 39 tries for a rate of 71.8%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 37 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of defending, Missouri allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the field on 28 of 58 shooting. Ole Miss earned 11 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. Moreover, Ole Miss collected 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Ole Miss finished 72.2% at the free throw line by making 13 of 18 attempts. They also converted 6 of their 20 tries from long range. When talking about fouls, the Tigers finished with 19 and Ole Miss totaled 24 fouls.

Tamar Bates is a player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up with 26 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up going 61.5% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Missouri enters this game with a mark of 16-4 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Missouri is pulling in 34.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 275 assists for the campaign, which ranks 226th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Tigers are hitting 37.3% on three-point shots (174 of 467) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 83.2 points per contest (23rd in the country) while hitting 48.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing 15.1 turnovers every game and they draw 20.9 fouls. They currently rank 44th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 230 surrendered for the campaign. The Tigers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (483 of 1,147) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 33.6% on shots from distance while they are 101st in the nation in opponents PPG (69.0).

The last time they took the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 88-84 when they played Alabama. The Bulldogs collected 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 11 steals for the game. Alabama earned 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a rate of 62.5%. In relation to 3-pointers, Mississippi State buried 8 out of their 25 attempts (32.0%). When the game finished, the Bulldogs finished shooting 33 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Bulldogs allowed Alabama to knock down 31 out of 63 tries from the floor which had them at 49.2% for this game. They wrapped up this game 48.4% from 3-point land via 15 out of 31 and ended up shooting 11 of 20 from the free throw line (55.0%). In reference to rebounding, Mississippi State allowed Alabama to snag 40 in total (17 on the offensive glass).

Josh Hubbard ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs for this contest. He had 38 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and added 3 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 14 of 28 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, but wasn't able to grab a board.

Mississippi State has a record of 16-5 on the campaign. The Bulldogs are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.9 times per contest (64th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. Mississippi State has totaled 1,697 pts for the campaign (80.8 per game) and they grab 38.6 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which is 121st in college.

The Mississippi State defense surrenders 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (178 of 505) and their opposition makes 68.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.5 assists and 35.0 boards per game, which is ranked 133rd and 216th in college hoops. The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 143rd in college in points allowed per game with 70.4. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (123rd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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