North Alabama Lions vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 11/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: SEC Network

The North Alabama Lions (24-11 last year) are on their way to Humphrey Coliseum on Wednesday where they will meet the Mississippi State Bulldogs (21-13 last season).

The North Alabama Lions faced Bradley and took a loss by a score of 71-62 in their last game. North Alabama ended the contest with a 34.5% FG percentage (20 out of 58) and buried 4 of their 15 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Lions made 18 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 7 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. With regard to the defense, North Alabama allowed 39.7% from the floor on 23 out of 58 shooting. Bradley earned 14 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Bradley collected 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Bradley finished 60.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 28 attempts. They also converted 8 of 27 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Lions left the arena with 23 while Bradley finished the game with 17 fouls.

Donte Bacchus is one player who played a role in this game. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He was on the court for 38 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. He left the arena with 19 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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North Alabama comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 24-11 last season. They had an average of 78.7 pts per game (63rd in college) while hitting 45.7% from the field. The Lions hit on 35.1% on 3-pointers (267 of 761) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a squad, North Alabama pulled down 38.2 boards per contest and accumulated 422 dimes over the course of last season, which was 223rd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They gave up possession 8.9 times per contest and as a team committed 14.9 fouls per game.

When they were on the defensive end, the Lions forced their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.1 fouls. They were ranked 243rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 458 surrendered throughout last year. The Lions defense allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 43.0% (893 of 2,079) and they conceded 34.7 boards per game as a group. They conceded 32.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were 135th in the nation in PPG allowed (70.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 75-72 against Baylor. In regard to attacking the glass, Mississippi State allowed Baylor to grab 32 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They went 25.0% from downtown by shooting 6 of 24 and finished the game at 15 of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Bulldogs allowed Baylor to convert 27 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs went 26 for 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Mississippi State converted 10 of their 30 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 10 of them for a rate of 76.9%. Baylor committed 16 fouls for the contest which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Bulldogs corralled 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the game.

Josh Hubbard pitched in for the Bulldogs in this contest. He scored 26 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in this matchup. He made 11 out of 18 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.1%, but wasn't able to snag a board.

Mississippi State had a mark of 21-13 last year. The Bulldogs were responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 70.1% from the charity stripe. They assisted teammates 15.2 times per game (72nd in the nation) and they turned it over 10.7 times per game. Mississippi State earned 2,704 pts last season (79.5 per contest) and they averaged 37.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bulldogs shot 45.2% from the field, which ranked 150th in D-1.

The Mississippi State defense gave up 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (310 of 866) and their opposition knocked down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 13.5 dimes and 35.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 207th and 258th in college. The Bulldogs on defense were ranked 245th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 74.2. They were able to force 13.3 TO's per game and let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (186th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Alabama

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