San Francisco Dons vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025

Location: Cadence Bank Arena in Tupelo, MS

TV: SEC Network

Cadence Bank Arena is the site where the Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-4) will try to beat the San Francisco Dons (5-3) on Sunday.

The San Francisco Dons faced off with North Alabama and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-63 in their last game. San Francisco wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.3% FG percentage (22 out of 59) and converted 9 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Dons converted 10 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 17 dimes in the game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of defense, San Francisco allowed 38.1% from the field on 24 out of 63 shooting. North Alabama totaled 10 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In addition, North Alabama grabbed 32 boards (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. North Alabama ended up going 82.4% at the free throw line by burying 14 of their 17 shots. They also made 3 out of their 15 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Dons ended up finishing with 18 and North Alabama totaled 16 personal fouls.

Mookie Cook is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He finished the contest at 44.4% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 30 mins played and also snagged 7 boards. He ended up walking away with 12 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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San Francisco comes into this one with a mark of 5-3 on the season. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls every game. As a team, San Francisco is pulling down 38.4 boards per contest and has 123 assists this season, which has them ranked 152nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Dons are shooting 39.4% on 3-point shots (80 of 203) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.3 pts per game (196th in D-1) while shooting 46.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Dons are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They concede 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 104th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.0). The Dons defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.9% (195 of 477) and they relinquish 30.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 219th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 111 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Mississippi State Bulldogs got the win with a final of 85-73 when they faced Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 42 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. Georgia Tech committed 17 fouls for this game which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a percentage of 77.3%. Concerning 3-pointers, Mississippi State made 6 of their 22 tries (27.3%). Overall, the Bulldogs went 31 for 61 from the floor which had them shooting 50.8%. The Bulldogs permitted Georgia Tech to convert 26 out of 77 attempts from the floor which had them at 33.8% in this contest. They went 26.7% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 30 and finished the game at 13 of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). In reference to cleaning the glass, Mississippi State allowed Georgia Tech to snag 35 in total (12 offensive).

Josh Hubbard pitched in for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He racked up 25 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists in the game. He buried 8 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Mississippi State has a record of 3-4 on the year. The Bulldogs have committed 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 67.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 13.9 times per game (217th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. Mississippi State has totaled 558 points on the year (79.7 per contest) and they collect 40.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which is 246th in college.

The Mississippi State defense surrenders 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (57 of 177) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 15.3 assists and 39.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 289th and 340th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 317th in the country in PPG given up with 81.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (163rd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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