It will be a battle between SEC opponents when the Vanderbilt Commodores (9-7, 0-4 SEC) welcome the No. 24 Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-3, 1-2 SEC) to Memorial Gym. The game can be seen on SEC Network at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 19, 2019.
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores Free Prediction
In the Bulldogs’ last game, they topped the Florida Gators, 71-68. One of Mississippi State’s biggest strengths was their ability to convert at the free throw line. They were 9-11 (81.8 percent), while the Gators were just 8-10 (80.0 percent). With 16 points on 5-for-12 shooting, Lamar Peters led Mississippi State in scoring.
The Commodores lost a tough one against the South Carolina Gamecocks in their last outing, 74-71. South Carolina out-rebounded Vanderbilt. The Gamecocks had more offensive rebounds (12 vs. seven), defensive rebounds (23 vs. 21) and total rebounds (35 vs. 28). Aaron Nesmith had a solid game for Vanderbilt, leading the team in scoring with 23 points on 7-for-14 shooting.
After splitting two games last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the last game, the Commodores won 81-80. The Commodores had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (43.3 vs. 25.0) and had a better free throw rate (0.196 vs. 0.151).
This battle pits one of the country’s top offenses against one of its elite defenses as Mississippi State ranks 26th in effective field goal percentage (0.561) and Vanderbilt is 49th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.468).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Mississippi State ranks 44th in steals per game (7.8) while Vanderbilt ranks 186th (4.9).
The Bulldogs rank 22nd in rebounds allowed per game (31.0) while the Commodores rank 152nd (35.5).
Mississippi State ranks 33rd in assists per game (16.1) while Vanderbilt ranks 141st (13.1).
The Bulldogs rank 17th in blocks per game (5.3) while the Commodores rank 85th in blocks allowed per game (3.3).
Mississippi State averages 24.3 three pointers per game, which ranks 93rd in the nation. Vanderbilt ranks 100th in three pointers allowed per game (21.8).
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The Bulldogs’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 4.0, down from 10.6 for the season.
During their last five games, the Commodores have scored an average of 68.4 points per game (9.5 below their season average) and allowed an average of 70.4 points per game (0.6 below their season average).
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