Minnesota vs Mississippi State 12/11/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-0) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-5)
December 11, 2022 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Golden Gophers +8 / Mississippi State Bulldogs -8; Over/Under: +121.5
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The Mississippi State Bulldogs and Minnesota Golden Gophers meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Williams Arena. The Mississippi State Bulldogs look to remain undefeated. The Minnesota Golden Gophers look to get back to a .500 record.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are averaging 70.1 points on 42.6 percent shooting and allowing 49.6 points on 34.5 percent shooting. Tolu Smith is averaging 16.3 points and 2.1 assists, while Dashawn Davis is averaging 9.8 points and 1.2 rebounds. DJ Jeffries is dishing 1.6 assists and Cameron Matthews is grabbing 4.9 rebounds. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are shooting 30.1 percent from beyond the arc and 62.2 percent from the free throw line. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are allowing 27.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.9 rebounds per game.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are averaging 64.4 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 69 points on 41.9 percent shooting. Dawson Garcia is averaging 13.2 points and 5.3 rebounds, while Jamison Battle is averaging 13.2 points and 3.8 rebounds. Ta’lon Cooper is the third double-digit scorer and Pharrel Payne is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 55.9 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Bulldogs are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The Golden Gophers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Bulldogs last 9 overall. The under is 7-3 in Golden Gophers last 10 overall.
It’s never easy to win in Minnesota, but this isn’t the most talented Gophers team we’ve seen. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are in terrible form right now, and they haven’t had much success at home, where they’re actually losing by an average of 0.8 points. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are an above average team at both ends of the floor, and they’re winning by an average of 20.5 points in the favorite role. I’ll lay the chalk with Mississippi State.
