Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Monday, November 10, 2025

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: ESPNU

The Iowa State Cyclones (2-0) will try to defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-0) at Sanford Pentagon on Monday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs faced North Alabama and took home the win by a score of 86-62 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 14 and North Alabama recorded 20 fouls. They knocked down 7 of their 19 tries from beyond the arc. North Alabama finished the game at 58.3% at the charity stripe by making 7 of their 12 shots. Moreover, North Alabama pulled down 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. North Alabama dished out 7 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Mississippi State allowed their opponent to shoot 36.9% from the field on 24 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 50 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 16 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Mississippi State wrapped up the contest with a 43.7% field goal percentage (31 of 71) and knocked down 8 of 27 three-point attempts.

Quincy Ballard is one player who came through for the matchup. He finished the contest at 80.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 20 mins and also totaled 7 rebounds. He was able to score 8 points on 4 out of 5 shooting.

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Mississippi State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 1-0 so far this year. They currently have an average of 86.0 pts per game (140th in D-1) while connecting on 43.7% from the field. The Bulldogs are shooting 29.6% on three-point shots (8 of 27) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Mississippi State is grabbing 53.0 boards per contest and has tallied 15 assists for the year, which is 237th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 7.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 114th in the country in PPG from their opponents (62.0). The Bulldogs are giving up a field goal percentage of 36.9% (24 of 65) and they concede 36.0 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 56th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 7 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Iowa State Cyclones took home the win by a final score of 102-62 when they played Grambling. In regard to rebounding, Iowa State allowed Grambling to pull down 22 overall (4 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by going 4 out of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). The Cyclones permitted Grambling to bury 21 of 49 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Cyclones went 36 out of 66 from the floor which had them shooting 54.5%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Iowa State converted 12 of their 31 tries (38.7%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 62.1%. Grambling was called for 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Cyclones to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 14 steals in this contest. The Cyclones snagged 25 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 40 in the game.

Joshua Jefferson ended up being a factor for the Cyclones for this game. He tallied 20 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 80.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

Iowa State has a win-loss record of 2-0 so far this year. The Cyclones are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 63.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 19.0 times per game (93rd in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per contest. Iowa State has accounted for 190 pts this season and they pull in 42.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cyclones are connecting on 53.4% from the floor, which ranks them 54th in the country.

The Cyclones on the defensive side of the court are 71st in college in points per game surrendered with 56.0. They are able to force 18.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.6% from the floor (136th in college hoops). The Iowa State defense surrenders 25.6% on shots from beyond the arc (10 of 39) and their opponents are knocking down 65.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 8.5 dimes and 29.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 87th and 90th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State

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