Missouri at Mississippi State 1/14/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 01/13/2020 at 9:52 PM ET

Missouri at Mississippi State 1/14/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Tigers are heading into the game here with a 1-2 record in the SEC so far. However, the main thing that the Tigers have going for them is the Missouri team has 9-6 record overall and have really had some struggles this year.  In the last game, the Tigers picked up a stunning high scoring win over Florida by a score of 91-75.

Dru Smith is leading Missouri in the scoring with 12 points a game. The rebounding leader for the Tigers is Mark Smith with 4.8 boards a game on the year. The scoring for Tigers the team has scored 68.3 points a game while getting 35.5 boards a game. The defense has given up only 58.9 points a game on the year.

The Bulldogs are coming into the game with a 9-6 record overall.  However, a problem for the Bulldogs comes from the 0-3 record in the SEC overall. The Mississippi State team in their last game ended up losing to LSU when the Tigers were able to sink a buzzer beater at the last minute.

When it comes to scoring the Bulldogs have been led by Reggie Perry who has ended up with 15.5 points a game on the year. When it comes to rebounding the Bulldogs have relied on Perry as well who has ended up with 10 boards a game. The scoring for Mississippi State has been good enough for 72 points a game, but the rebounding has ended up with 38.8 boards a game. The defense for the Bulldogs has allowed only 66.3 points a game.

    Mississippi State is a team that has been able to play really well on the year outside of the SEC. However, once the SEC play came around the Bulldogs started to have a lot of issues in getting the wins locked down. The Bulldogs defense has been impressive no matter what, though, and that will definitely give the Tigers a run for their money. The Tigers offense will struggle to score in the game here, but the defense is what wins the game for the Bulldogs. Final Score Prediction, Mississippi State Bulldogs win and cover ATS 63-57.

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