Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 2/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Bulldogs (16-7) will try to beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs (16-6) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs played Missouri and took a loss by a final of 88-61 in their last game. Mississippi State ended the contest having earned a 36.4% field goal percentage (20 out of 55) and buried 8 out of their 26 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 13 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 30 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 11 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to defending, Mississippi State allowed the other team to go 55.0% from the floor on 33 out of 60 shooting. Missouri distributed 18 assists and had 8 steals in the game. In addition, Missouri collected 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Missouri shot 70.0% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of 10 shots. They also converted 15 out of their 32 attempts from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 11 and Missouri had 18 personal fouls.

Josh Hubbard is one guy who came through in the matchup. He went 53.8% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins but wasn't able to snag any boards. He accounted for 24 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Mississippi State enters this matchup with a mark of 16-6 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Mississippi State is snagging 38.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 344 assists on the campaign, which is 96th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 32.0% on three-point attempts (187 of 584) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. They average 79.9 pts per contest (54th in college hoops) while shooting 45.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.9% on three-point shots and they are 170th in D-1 in opponents PPG (71.2). The Bulldogs defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.0% (540 of 1,257) and they relinquish 35.2 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 120th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 281 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs took home the win by a final score of 81-62 against LSU. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Georgia permitted LSU to pull down 21 in total (6 offensive). They shot 36.4% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 13 from the charity stripe (61.5%). The Bulldogs allowed LSU to convert 21 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.2% for the matchup. Overall, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 32 for 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.2%. In relation to 3-point shots, Georgia made 9 of their 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 61.5%. LSU earned 13 fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Bulldogs were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the game.

Asa Newell ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for this contest. He earned 17 points in his 30 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 6 of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Georgia has a mark of 16-7 so far this season. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls every game and they go 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.2 times per game (232nd in college) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest. Georgia has totaled 1,748 points so far this season (76.0 per game) and they pull down 37.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which is 88th in the nation.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 56th in D-1 in points given up per game with 67.0. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.7% from the field (24th in college hoops). The Georgia defense surrenders 29.5% on shots from distance (162 of 550) and their opponents are converting on 76.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.1 assists and 32.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 46th and 55th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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