LSU at Mississippi State 2/8/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The LSU Tigers go back on the road Wednesday night one game above .500 riding a long losing streak after a 10 point loss to Alabama. Defensively LSU struggled immensally as Alabama scored 79 points on 44.8% shooting and 44.8% from beyond the arc. Offensively LSU was bad against Alabama making only 30.6% of their shots and committed eight turnovers to score only 69 total points in 40 minutes.

KJ Williams is the offensive leader for LSU this season averaging 16.7 points per game on 48.5% shooting to go along with a team leading 7.6 rebounds as well. Adam Miller is averaging 11.7 points and Cam Hayes chips in 8.1 points per game as well. Justice Hill averages seven points to go along with a team leading 3.2 assists.

Mississippi State will stay at home Wednesday night with fifteen wins on the year riding a 3 game win streak after a 9 point victory against Missouri. Defensively Mississippi State had one of their better games this season allowing only 52 points on 32% shooting from the floor and forced 15 total turnovers. Offensively Mississippi State was the better team scoring 63 points on 42% shooting and knocked down 18 free throws in the game as well.

Tolu Smith leads the Mississippi State offense this season averaging 14.9 points per game on 58.3% shooting to go along with a team leading 8.4 rebounds as well. Shakeel Moore Is averaging 8.9 points and DJ Jeffries averaged 8.8 points per game as well. Dashawn Davis scores 8.2 points to go along with a team leading 3.4 assists per game.