Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Mississippi State Bulldogs

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS

TV: ESPN+

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-19 last season) will play the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (13-18 last year) at Humphrey Coliseum on Monday.

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles played SE Missouri State and ended up losing by a score of 89-73 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 17 while SE Missouri State totaled 22 fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. SE Missouri State walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 20 of their 25 attempts. On top of that, SE Missouri State collected 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. SE Missouri State totaled 9 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Tennessee Tech let their opponent shoot 53.4% from the floor on 31 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists for this game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and getting 2 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned 25 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 25 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Tennessee Tech finished having earned a 44.0% FG percentage (22 of 50) and made 4 of their 16 shots from downtown.

Dani Pounds is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He accumulated 24 points on 7 out of 9 shooting. He played 26 minutes played and snagged 4 boards. He ended up shooting 77.8% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Tennessee Tech will enter this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 13-18 last year. They averaged 73.3 pts per game (248th in D-1) on 44.3% from the field. The Golden Eagles shot 31.5% from downtown (211 of 670) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a group, Tennessee Tech collected 36.2 rebounds per game and earned 377 dimes last season, which was 320th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 13.3 times per game and as a unit committed 16.2 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Golden Eagles forced 11.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They were 148th in the nation in allowing assists 429 conceded over the course of last season. The Golden Eagles allowed a field goal percentage of 43.9% (827 of 1,882) and they surrendered 33.9 boards per game as a group. They gave up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they ranked 198th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Mississippi State Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 79-61 when they faced Auburn. The Bulldogs were able to collect 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the contest. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. Auburn had 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 33.3%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Mississippi State made 6 out of 23 tries (26.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs shot 25 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.1%. The Bulldogs allowed Auburn to make 27 of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5% in the game. They finished 36.7% from downtown by going 11 of 30 and ended up shooting 14 out of 22 from the charity stripe (63.6%). When it comes to team rebounding, Mississippi State permitted Auburn to snag 40 in total (10 offensive).

Josh Hubbard was important for the Bulldogs for this contest. He converted 8 out of 25 for the contest for a rate of 32.0%, but went home without a rebound. He earned 22 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes for this game.

Mississippi State had a record of 13-19 last season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs shot 45.0% from the floor, which had them ranked 194th in Division 1. Mississippi State had 2,484 points over the course of last year (77.6 per contest) and they grabbed 38.2 rebounds per game. They assisted teammates 12.8 times per contest (265th in the country) and they turned it over 11.6 times per contest. The Bulldogs were responsible for committing 16.1 fouls every game and they connected on 66.0% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs were ranked 346th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 81.8. They forced 9.3 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (180th in college). The Mississippi State defense gave up 33.9% on 3-point attempts (278 of 819) and their opponents made 75.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 11.6 assists and 38.6 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 111th and 351st in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee Tech

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