The Alcorn State Braves and the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils meet in college basketball action from the Harrison HPER Complex on Monday night.
The Alcorn State Braves will look to build on a 70-64 road win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff last time out. Keondre Montgomery leads the Braves in scoring with 9.5 PPG while Justin Thomas has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 4 APG. Dominic Brewton has 8.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG and LEnell Henry has 8.5 PPG with a team-high 4.8 RPG to lead the Braves on the glass As a team, Alcorn State is averaging 64.3 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field, 32.2% from three and 73.9% from the foul line while allowing 72 PPG on 47% shooting from the field and 34.8% from three this season.
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils will look to snap a seven-game losing skid after a 69-65 loss to Jackson State last time out. Robert Carpenter leads the Delta Devils with 17.8 PPG and 4.9 RPG while Caleb Hunter has 13.6 PPG with 2 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for MVSU so far this season. Elijah Davis has a team-high 3.2 APG as well this season. As a team, Mississippi Valley State is averaging 64.7 PPG on 37.4% shooting from the field, 28.8% from three and 64.1% from the foul line while allowing 84.5 PPG on 52.4% shooting from the field and 42.7% from three this season.
Alcorn State is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games against a team with a losing home record and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a home winning percentage below .400 while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 Monday games. Mississippi Valley State is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Monday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
I get the case to be made for a home underdog in certain spots, but Mississippi Valley State is one of the, if not the worst team in the country and while Alcorn State is far from a world-beater, they’ve had success against the number on the road this season and I think this is just a bad spot for Mississippi Valley State. Another bad spot. Give me the Alcorn State Braves laying the points here.