Alabama State vs Mississippi Valley State 1/2/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-13) vs. Alabama State Hornets (2-11)
January 2, 2023 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: Alabama State Hornets -8.5 / Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils +8.5; Over/Under: +133.5
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The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and the Alabama State Hornets meet in college basketball action from the Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Monday night.
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils will try to snap a nine-game losing skid after an 84-63 loss to Tulane in their last game. Terry Collins leads the Delta Devils in scoring, rebounding and assists with 14.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG and 1.7 APG while Rayquan Brown has 12.6 PPG with 10.3 RPG after his first four games of the season. As a team, Mississippi Valley State is averaging 52.8 PPG on 36.9% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 62.9% from the foul line this season.
The Alabama State Hornets will look to build on a 90-78 win over subdivision Lane College last time out. Isaiah Range leads the Hornets in scoring with 14.3 PPG while TJ Madlock has 11.5 PPG with a team-high 6.2 RPG and 3.2 APG to lead the Hornets in rebounding and assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Alabama State so far this season. As a team, Alabama State is averaging 63.2 PPG on 35.6% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 68.8% from the foul line this season.
Mississippi Valley State is 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a losing record and 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the under is 5-0-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS win. Alabama State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall while the under is 5-2-1 in their last 8 games following a win.
I get the case to be made for a team being favored at home, but this is a bit much as Alabama State’s only really been able to cover the number when they are getting a decent amount of points. We haven’t really seen the Hornets in the favorite role and I’m not sure I’m ready to trust this Hornets team to win by double-digits. I’ll take a stab at Mississippi Valley State and the points here.
