Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Florida Gators 3/9/2023 Picks

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Florida Gators 3/9/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Florida Gators are in Tennessee to compete in the SEC Tournament- 2nd Round at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Thursday afternoon.

Mississippi State enters the SEC tournament with nine contests above a .500 win percentage after losing their closing match of the regular season to the Vanderbilt Commodores at 72-77 on March 4.

The Bulldogs’ offense is shooting well, converting 45.9% of their attempted shots but making only 57.1% from the charity line while losing the ball 14 times resulting in their defeat.

Defensively, Mississippi State failed to stop the offense of Vanderbilt allowing them to score 77 points on 49.0% FG and 48.0% from the rainbow territory.

Forward Tolu Smith led the Bulldogs with an average of 15.4 PPG on 58.3% FG shooting and also in rebounding with an average of 8.3 boards per outing.

Shakeel Moore chipped in an average of 9.8 PPG and Forward DJ Jeffries added 9.0 PPG as well. Guard Dashawn Davis led in assists with an average of 3.4 per contest and pitched in an average of 8.3 PPG in the regular season.

The totals went OVER in 6 of Mississippi State’s last 7 games played while the Bulldogs are 9-3 ATS in their last twelve and 8-3 SU in their last 11 matches.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs are 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 outings versus Florida and 3-10 straight up in their last 13 contests played against the Gators.

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Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Florida Gators Predictions 3/9/2023

The Florida Gators joined the SEC tournament with only one game above a .500 win percentage but won their last two matches played including a 12-point victory over the LSU Tigers at 79-67 to end the regular season.

Florida managed to control the offense of LSU allowing them to score just 67 points on 38.3% FG while forcing them to commit 13 turnovers in the win.

The Gators scored much better converting 46.0% of their shots and basketed 40% from the treys to acquire 79 points after taking over the lead in the final half with 50 points scored in the victory.

Senior Forward Colin Castleton led the offense for Florida with an average scoring of 16.0 PPG on 50.0% overall shooting while grabbing a team-high average of 7.7 rebounds per contest.

Guard Will Richard is the next leading scorer with an average of 10.8 PPG while Guard Riley Kugel averages 9.7 PPG for the Gators.

Senior Guard Kyle Lofton led Florida with an average of 3.5 assists per match while adding 9.0 PPG for the season.

The Florida Gators are 3-6 against the spread in their last 9 matches while the totals went OVER in 8 of the Gators’ last 9 games played.

Florida is 3-6 straight up in its last 9 contests played while the totals went OVER in 4 of the Gators’ last 5 outings versus Mississippi State.

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Florida Gators. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Mississippi State -3. Both teams are playing just on average for the season but the Bulldogs are the better team here.

Mississippi State features one of the best defenses in the whole SEC and that will make an advantage in this contest.

Look for the Bulldogs taking control of the Gators’ scoring and taking the second round of the SEC tournament. The prediction: The Mississippi State Bulldogs will win 74-65.

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