The Tulane Green Wave and the Mississippi State Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the State Farm Arena on Saturday afternoon. Two 6-win teams meet in this one, who gets win #7? Let’s dive in and give a Tulane vs. Mississippi State Prediction.

Tulane Green Wave Team Preview

The Tulane Green Wave come into this one looking to build on their three-game win streak after an 89-81 win over Fordham last time out. Kevin Cross leads the Green Wave across the board with 19.5 PPG, 7.7 RPG and 3.7 APG while Sion James has 15 PPG and 5.3 RPG. Kolby King has 14.7 PPG with 4.1 RPG and Collin Holloway has 14.3 PPG with 3 RPG. Jaylen Forbes has 11.7 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 2.2 APG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Tulane up to this point in the year. As a team, Tulane is averaging 88.4 PPG on 53.1% shooting from the field, 31% from three and 77.7% from the foul line this season.

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Mississippi State Bulldogs Team Preview

The Mississippi State Bulldogs come into this game looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 60-59 win over Southern last time out. Josh Hubbard leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 16 PPG along with 2.5 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Mississippi State up to this point in the year. Dashawn Davis has 9 PPG with a team-high 2.9 APG to lead Mississippi State in assists up to this point in the year. Jimmy Bell Jr. also has a team-high 10.4 RPG to lead the Bulldogs in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Mississippi State is averaging 71.6 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field, 29.2% from three and 72.6% from the foul line this season.

Tulane vs. Mississippi State Prediction

I am leaning towards Tulane and the points. I think this game is a clash of styles, as Tulane is all go on offense and Mississippi State is solid defensively. That being said, I think this is simply a case of too many points, as Tulane’s played a pair of one possession neutral site games this year against Bradley and Cal and Mississippi State’s been having issues in their last couple of games. Give me Tulane and the points here.