The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Gonzaga Bulldogs face off on Monday in a college basketball showdown at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Mississippi Valley State vs Gonzaga prediction.

Gonzaga Coming Off a Bad Loss

Gonzaga comes into this game with a 7-3 record overall but they were defeated by the Washington Huskies in the last game. Gonzaga scored 73 points while the defense gave up 78 points and that led to the defeat. In the second half the offense only scored 25 points and they ended up losing by five points. Nolan Hickman was the top player putting up 17 points. Gonzaga overall is averaging 85.7 points while their defense is giving up 68.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 21st in the league and they are going to need the offense to run up the score again here. 

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Mississippi Valley State Offense Continues to Struggle

Mississippi Valley State has had some major issues all season and the offense has been a huge reason why. Two games ago against North Texas they scored 48 points, and in the last against Liberty they only scored 39 points. The Delta Devils on the season is averaging 49.7 points while their defense is giving up 83 points per game. The offense is ranked 361st and if they want any chance in this game the offense is going to need to find a way to get going. After this, Mississippi Valley State will face Tulsa, Baylor, and San Francisco.

Mississippi Valley State vs Gonzaga Betting Prediction

This total is too high. The Mississippi Valley State offense has been a major issue heading into this game and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going again here. Gonzaga is going to have no issue running up the score but it’s going to be the lack of scoring by the Delta Devils that is the difference as this game is going to stay under the total. Back the under. This is a strong play.