Mississippi State Vs South Carolina: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 28, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 27, 2023

The college basketball schedule on Tuesday includes the Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-10, 7-9 SEC) hosting Erik Stevenson and the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-19, 3-13 SEC) at Humphrey Coliseum, with the matchup tipping at 9:00 PM ET. Tuesday’s matchup between the Bulldogs and the Gamecocks features the Bulldogs as colossal 16-point favorites. The over/under is 124.5 points for the game.

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Mississippi State Vs South Carolina Betting Lines

Mississippi State vs South Carolina Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Mississippi State -16 124.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick South Carolina (+16)
Total Pick Over (124.5)

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Mississippi State Vs South Carolina Stat Rankings

Mississippi State Avg. (Rank) South Carolina Avg. (Rank)
65.9 (319th) Points Scored 64.4 (338th)
59.6 (6th) Points Allowed 73.4 (280th)
35.7 (39th) Rebounds 32.1 (234th)
11.9 (13th) Off. Rebounds 10.7 (47th)
5.6 (335th) 3pt Made 7.9 (128th)
14.4 (98th) Assists 10.9 (333rd)
12 (183rd) Turnovers 12.6 (237th)

Mississippi State Vs South Carolina Betting Trends

  • The Bulldogs have covered the spread 17 times in 29 games.
  • As a 16-point favorite or greater, Mississippi State has one win ATS (1-4) this season.
  • Out of 29 Bulldogs games so far this year, 10 have hit the over.
  • Mississippi State’s games have had more than 124.5 points scored on 17 occasions this season.
  • The over/under in this matchup is 124.5 points, one fewer than the average total in this season’s Bulldogs contests.
  • South Carolina has covered the spread 15 times in 29 games.
  • Against the spread as 16-point underdogs or more, the Gamecocks are 3-2.
  • Mississippi State has played 29 games this season, and 10 of them have gone over the total.
  • Gamecocks games have finished with over 124.5 points scored 24 times this season.
  • The average total points scored in South Carolina’s games this year (137.8) is 13.3 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Mississippi State Impact Players

  • Tolu Smith puts up 15 points and 8.3 rebounds per game — both team highs. He is also posting 1.8 assists, shooting 59.2% from the floor.
  • Cameron Matthews puts up 7.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest, shooting 49.7% from the field.
  • D.J Jeffries is posting 8.9 points, 1.9 assists and 6 rebounds per game.
  • Shakeel Moore posts 9.3 points, 3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting 41% from the floor and 27.8% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Dashawn Davis posts a team-leading 3.4 assists per game. He is also putting up 8.5 points and 2 rebounds, shooting 37.4% from the floor and 34.3% from downtown with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game.

South Carolina Impact Players

  • Gregory Jackson II is posting team highs in points (15.1 per game) and assists (0.8). And he is producing 5.9 rebounds, making 37.9% of his shots from the field and 32.7% from beyond the arc, with 1.8 triples per contest.
  • Meechie Johnson Jr. is averaging a team-best 3.4 assists per contest. He’s also producing 12.7 points and 3.8 rebounds, hitting 36.3% of his shots from the field, and 33.3% from beyond the arc resulting in 2.4 treys per game.
  • Hayden Brown gets the Gamecocks 11.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He also delivers 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Josh Gray is the Gamecocks’ top rebounder (6.1 per game), and he averages 4.2 points and 0.4 assists.
  • The Gamecocks get 7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game from Jacobi Wright.

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