The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the South Carolina Gamecock meet in college basketball action at Amalie Arena on Thursday.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs come in as the #10 seed in the conference tournament, sitting 8–10 in conference play this season as part of their overall record of 17–14. Iverson Molinar leads the Bulldogs in scoring and assists with 17.8 PPG and 3.6 APG, while Garrison Brooks has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 6.7 RPG leading the Bulldogs on Glass and doubles for Mississippi State. Closes the scorer's pair of points. So far this season. DJ Jeffries has 9.4 PPG and 4.4 RPG and Shakeel Moore has 8.6 PPG this season. As a team, Mississippi averages 71.2 ppg on 45.7% shooting from state grounds, 29.3% from three and 71.9% from foul lines, compared to 66.7 ppg allowed on 43.1% shooting this season and 32.1% this season .
The South Carolina Gamecocks enter the conference tournament as the #7 seed, finishing the year 18-12 on aggregate, including 9-9 points in SEC play. Jermaine Cuisnard has a team-high 12.2 PPG and 3.1 APG while Eric Stevenson has 11.4 PPG with a 4.7 RPG and James Reese V has 10.8 PPG to close a trio of double-digit scorers for Gamecock this season. Is. This season, Devin Carter has 9 ppg and Keishon Bryant has 8.8 ppg while Wilden LeVeque has 4.7 rpg. As a team, South Carolina averages 71.6 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three and 67.4% from the foul line while allowing 70.2 PPG on shooting 41.3% from the field and 32.1 from three this season. % allows for.
Mississippi State are 0-5 ATS on aggregate in their last 5 games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the overs are 13-4 in their last 17 Thursday games. South Carolina are 6–2 ATS on aggregate in their last 8 matches and 4–1 ATS in their last 5 matches against a team with a winning record, while the overs are 10–1 on aggregate in their last 11 matches.
I get to make the case here either way, but I'm leaning towards South Carolina and the points. South Carolina was playing very well down the stretch which far exceeds what can be said for the state of Mississippi. The Bulldogs are a talented bunch, but I think it's a capture win for Mississippi State if the Gamecocks don't outright win it. Give me a gamecock and points in this.