Mississippi Valley State vs Utah Picks and Prediction – 11/27/2024

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils visit Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday to play the Utah Utes. Mississippi Valley State is 1-5 following an 87-43 loss to the BYU Cougars. The leading scorer in the loss for the Delta Devils was Donovan Sanders with 14 points. Mississippi Valley State shot just 37.8% overall and 20.0% from three-point territory. Keep updated with College Basketball with our college basketball previews.

Arthur Tate is the leading scorer for Mississippi Valley State with an average of 11.2 points per game while Donovan Sanders is the second-leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 9.8 points and 2.5 assists per game. Alvin Stredic is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.3 per game. Mississippi Valley State is scoring an average of 48.5 points per game.

The Utah Utes look for their second consecutive victory on Tuesday when hosting Mississippi Valley State. Utah is 4-1 following its 84-53 victory over Utah Tech on Friday night. Gabe Madsen was the leading scorer for Utah with 19 points including 14 in the first half when the Utes ran out to a 42-26 half-time lead. Utah has victories over Alcorn State, Central Arkansas, Queens, and Utah Tech while its only loss was to Mississippi State.

Gabe Madsen is leading Utah in scoring with an average of 21.8 points per game while Keanu Dawes is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.0 per game and Miro Little is the leader in assists with an average of 6.0 per game. Utah has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 90.2 points per game while shooting 48.8% overall and 39.9% from three-point territory.

The Utah Utes are off to a very strong start at 4-1 straight up and 5-0 against the spread. The Utes will be too much at both ends of the court for Mississippi Valley State to keep pace. Utah is 11th in the nation in scoring with an average of 90.2 points per game and is 48th in points allowed at just 63.6 points per game. Utah's defense is holding opponents to 33.9% shooting overall which is third lowest in the nation. Final Score Prediction, Utah Utes win and cover ATS 97-39.