Mississippi St. vs Minnesota Prediction & Best Bets

Game outlook

Mississippi St. is on the road playing Minnesota at the Williams Arena stadium on Sunday, 12/11/2022 @ 8:30pm EST. Mississippi St. -8 was the opening favorite and current line is Mississippi St. -7.

Mississippi St. Team Statistics

Currently, Mississippi State has an 5-0 record. As a team, they surrender possession 10.9 times per game and commit 12.6 fouls per game. This season, Mississippi State has pulled down 43.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 126 assists, ranking 177th in D-1 for passing. On long distance shots (56 of 186), the Bulldogs are shooting 30.1%, and on free throws, they're shooting 62.2%. The Bulldogs average 70.1 points per game while shooting 42.6% from the field.

The Bulldogs force 15.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls on defense. They concede 27.1% on 3-pointers while allowing 49.6 PPG (2nd in the nation). As a team, the Bulldogs allow opponents to shoot 34.5% (147 of 426) and surrender 32.5 rebounds per game. So far this year, they have allowed 83 assists to their opponents, ranking 25th in D-1.

With a power ranking of 3, Mississippi St. is ranked #227 in offense (scoring an average of 70.13 per game), #2 in defense (allowing an average of 49.63 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-0 (4-3-1 ATS) this season.

Minnesota Team Statistics

Minnesota is 4-5 on the season. The Golden Gophers commit 15.2 personal fouls per game and shoot 55.9% from the free throw. The team assists teammates 13.3 times per game (201st in college basketball) while giving up possession 13.2 times. So far this season, Minnesota has scored 580 points (64.4 per game) and grabbed 35.1 rebounds. On offense, the Golden Gophers rank 247th in the country with a 43.2% shooting percentage.