Mississippi State vs South Carolina 2/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The South Carolina Gamecocks will travel to Humphrey Coliseum to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The South Carolina Gamecocks won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 13-7 on the season after defeating the Texas A&M Aggies, 74-63, this past Saturday. South Carolina was outstanding defensively against Texas A&M and was able to pull away after taking a 59-47 lead with 6:12 left in regulation. South Carolina shot 44.6% from the field & 47.4% from beyond the arc while holding Texas A&M to just 34.4% shooting from the field & 20.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Gamecocks was James Reese V who had 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assits, & 1 steal.

On the season, South Carolina is averaging 71.8 ppg on 43.0% shooting from the field. The Gamecocks are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 32.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, South Carolina has been led by Erik Stevenson (11.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.3 spg), James Reese V (10.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.1 spg), Jermaine Couisnard (10.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.1 spg), & Wildens Leveque (8.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.0 bpg).

Defensviely, South Carolina is allowing their opponents to average 67.3 ppg on 39.5% shooting from the field. The Gamecocks have a rebound margin of 4.0 and a turnover margin of 0.4.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 13-7 on the season after being defeated by the 13^th ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders, 76-50, this past Saturday. Mississippi State struggled to get anything going offensively against the tough Texas Tech defense and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 37-22 margin. Mississippi State shot 39.6% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Texas Tech to shoot 61.7% from the field & 38.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Iverson Molinar who had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Mississippi State is averaging 74.2 ppg on 47.4% shooting from the field. The Bulldogs are averaging 5.8 three-pointers per game on 32.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Mississippi State has been led by Iverson Molinar (18.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.3 spg), Garrison Brooks (11.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg), Shakeel Moore (10.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 spg), & D.J. Jeffries (10.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 spg).

Defensviely, Mississippi State is allowing their opponents to average 66.7 ppg on 43.4% shooting from the field. The Bulldogs have a rebound margin of 7.5 and a turnover margin of 1.0.

The Gamecocks are 4-3 ATS in their last 7 games, however, are just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games. The Bulldogs are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 home games & 13-2-1 ATS in their last 16 games following a straight up loss of more than 20 points.

South Carolina has been led by their defense which ranks t-133^rd in scoring defense, 27^th in defensive FG%, & 77^th in rebound margin, however, the Gamecocks have struggled a bit on the offensive end as they currently rank just t-172^nd in scoring offense & 230^th in FG%. Mississippi State has been decent on both ends of the court and come into this game ranked 114^th in scoring offense, 37^th in FG%, & t-114^th in scoring defense.

Mississippi State is a solid team, however, they have struggled at bit as of late against some of the best teams in the SEC as Bulldogs come into this game losing 3 of their last 4 games. South Carolina is just 2-4 on the road this season, however, is coming off a solid win at Texas A&M, and although the Bulldogs are 11-1 at home, I think South Carolina will be able to have some success on the defensive end against Mississippi State and do enough to get us a cover with the large number of points. Good Luck!