Missouri Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 2/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Friday, February 18, 2022

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: SECN+

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-11) host the Missouri Tigers (10-15) at Humphrey Coliseum on Friday.

The Missouri Tigers took the court against Arkansas and took a loss by a final of 76-57 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Tigers finished with 15 while Arkansas racked up 16 fouls. They knocked down 11 of their 21 tries from distance. Arkansas shot 76.5% at the free throw line by making 13 of 17 tries. On top of that, Arkansas snagged 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Arkansas totaled 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In reference to the defense, Missouri allowed 49.1% from the field on 26 of 53 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 10 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Missouri walked away from the contest with a 36.8% field goal percentage (21 of 57) and converted 5 of their 17 three-point shots.

Ronnie Degray is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He shot 66.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 8 points on 4 of 6 shooting.

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Missouri enters this game with a record of 10-15 on the season. They are turning it over 14.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.5 personal fouls per game. As a team, Missouri is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 299 assists this year, which ranks 242nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 28.5% from downtown (132 of 463) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 66.0 pts per game (302nd in Division 1) on 43.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on shots from downtown while they are 227th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.6). The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (623 of 1,414) and they surrender 33.9 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 153rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 302 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-75 when they played Alabama. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Mississippi State permitted Alabama to snag 40 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 20.0% from distance by going 6 out of 30 and finished the game at 18 of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). The Bulldogs allowed Alabama to knock down 28 of 63 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs shot 26 for 72 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.1%. When it comes to shots from distance, Mississippi State made 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 89.5%. Alabama committed 14 fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Bulldogs corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this matchup.

Iverson Molinar was important for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He had 22 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 out of 20 for the game for a field goal rate of 35.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Mississippi State has a win-loss mark of 14-11 for the season. The Bulldogs commit 15.9 fouls every game and they shoot 72.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.8 times per contest (139th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. Mississippi State has scored 1,819 points on the season (72.8 per game) and they grab 36.4 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks them 61st in the nation.

The Mississippi State defense gives up 32.7% on 3-point shots (195 of 596) and their opponents are making 72.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.3 assists and 30.0 boards per game, which is 240th and 14th in college hoops. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 129th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 67.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (200th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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