Pittsburgh Panthers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs 3/14/2023 Picks

Pittsburgh Panthers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs 3/14/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Men’s Basketball Championship – Midwest Region is on with a battle between the 11th-ranked Pittsburgh Panthers (ACC) and the no.11 Mississippi State Bulldogs (SEC) in the first four match-ups at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday evening.

Pittsburgh enters the big tournament with a 22-11 win-loss record, a .667 win percentage, and placed 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the year.

The Panthers lost three of the last five matches played including a 27-point blowout loss to the 21st-ranked Duke Blue Devils at 69-96 in the recent New York Life ACC Tournament quarterfinal round on March 9.

Pittsburgh’s offense has issues converting just 42.2% of their shots with only 27.8% from the long-range and committed 10 turnovers while its defense faltered allowing 96 points on 62.1% FG with 11 treys in the loss.

Guard Jamarius Burton led the Panthers scoring with an average of 15.6 PPG on 49.7% overall shooting in the regular season.

Forward Blake Hinson led in rebounding with an average of 6.2 boards per outing with a second-best scoring of 15.6 PPG while Guard Greg Elliott pitched in an average of 10.4 PPG.

Guard Nelly Cummings contributed a fourth double-digit scoring for Pittsburgh with an average of 11.0 PPG with a team-leading average of 4.8 assists per match.

The Panthers are 8-4 against the spread in their last 12 games played while the totals went OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 outings.

The Pittsburgh Panthers are 9-4 straight up in their last 13 matches and 1-4 SU in their last 5 contests versus an opponent in the Southeastern Conference.

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Pittsburgh Panthers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Predictions 3/14/2023

The 11th-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs participated in the big dance after winning a total of 21 games on the year.

Mississippi State placed ninth in the Southeastern Conference with a 21-12 record and a .636 win percentage on the year.

The Bulldogs won three of the last five contests played but lost their recent SEC Tournament quarterfinal match against the no.4 Alabama Crimson Tide at 49-72 on March 10.

On Friday, Mississippi State played their worst basketball just recently scoring only 49 points on 31.0% overall shooting and basketed just one shot from the rainbow territory.

On defense, the Bulldogs yielded 72 points on 40.3% FG shooting to the Crimson Tide and allowed Alabama to shoot 13 treys to get the easy victory.

Forward Tolu Smith led the offensive attacks for Mississippi State with 17 total points after converting four of seven shot attempts while pulling down 11 rebounds after 27 minutes of hardcourt action.

Guard Dashawn Davis knocked down 13 points while Forward DJ Jeffries punched in seven points on nine attempts in 32 minutes of play. The Bulldogs’ bench added a combined eight points in 40 minutes of hoop action.

The totals went OVER in 4 of Mississippi State’s last 5 matches while the Bulldogs are 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games played.

Mississippi State is 9-4 straight up in its last 13 contests while the totals went UNDER in 4 of the Bulldogs’ last 5 outings versus a rival in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

No.11 Pittsburgh Panthers vs. no.11 Mississippi State Bulldogs. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Pittsburgh +1.5.

Both teams enter this big tournament on Tuesday evening after playing their best basketball for the season and looking to extend in the postseason.

However, the Panthers are the better team here after completing a tougher schedule in coming to this match-up.

Look for Pittsburgh features their offensive and defensive strength to overcome a tough Mississippi State team. The prediction: Pittsburgh Panthers will win 74-68.

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