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Mississippi St. Bulldogs vs South Carolina Gamecocks Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 31, 2023 at 6:30 PM ET

Venue: Colonial Life Arena — Columbia, SC

Article updated Jan 31, 1:48 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Mississippi St. is on the road playing South Carolina at the Colonial Life Arena stadium on Tuesday, 1/31/2023 @ 6:30pm EST. Mississippi St. -9.5 was the opening favorite and

Game outlook

Mississippi St. is on the road playing South Carolina at the Colonial Life Arena stadium on Tuesday, 1/31/2023 @ 6:30pm EST. Mississippi St. -9.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Mississippi St. -10.

The Mississippi St ate Bulldogs (13-8, 1-7 SEC) will try to snap their four-game road losing streak against the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-13, 1-7 SEC) on Tuesday night. After beating TCU by 1.5 points, the Bulldogs are coming off an 81-74 victory. The Gamecocks are coming off a loss to Georgia in which they were 10.5-point underdogs. South Carolina is 7-3 in Mississippi State's last 10 games.

The Bulldogs are aiming for their second consecutive victory

With a win over the Horned Frogs in their last game, the Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing streak. By beating the Gamecocks, they'll win their second consecutive game and snap their four-game road losing streak. Mississippi State averages 65.6 points per game. The team scored 81 points in their last game, making 50 percent of their field goals and 29.2 percent of their three-pointers. The Bulldogs were led by Tolu Smith, who tallied 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, assisted five times, and blocked four shots. In addition to Dashawn Davis' 16 points and four assists, Shakeel Moore's 11 points and five assists rounded out the scoring. With 59.4 points conceded per game, Mississippi State has been strong defensively. If they want to win, they need to do a better job than they did in their last game.

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The Gamecocks are attempting to break their five-game losing streak

Currently, the Gamecocks are losing five consecutive games and are not in stellar shape. A win over the Bulldogs will give them their second win in their last seven games, breaking their streak. The average number of points scored by South Carolina is 64.3. In their last game, they tallied 78 points, making 41.2 percent of their field goals and 41.9 percent of their three-pointers. Gregory Jackson II scored 18 points, grabbed nine rebounds, made three assists, and stole four balls. Hayden Brown had 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Jacobi Wright contributed 13 points and two assists. The game-winning margin for South Carolina's defense is 73.4 points per game, which is a poor mark. In their last game, they gave up 81 points, so they must play better this time.

The Gamecocks have lost four straight home games and five in a row overall. Their offensive performance isn't stellar. They don't play better at home. They average less than 65 points per game and make less than 40 percent of their shots. The team has also struggled at the free throw line, making fewer than 65 percent of their shots. The Bulldogs rebounded the ball well, which kept them in the game. However, they have been careless with the ball in recent games, leading to easy scoring opportunities for the Bulldogs. They average more than eight steals per game on the road. Despite giving up over 60 points per game on the road, the Bulldogs are very effective defensively, so South Carolina should have difficulty scoring against them. In their last three road games, two of which were against ranked opponents, the Bulldogs played well, despite losing their last four road games. In recent games, they scored more than 67 points per game, even though they don't have a high-scoring offense. The gamecocks will have extra scoring opportunities against them since they are very aggressive on the offensive glass, grabbing more than 12 offensive rebounds per game.

Mississippi St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 242, Mississippi St. is ranked #333 in offense (scoring an average of 64.85 per game), #8 in defense (allowing an average of 58.70 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-8 (9-11-1 ATS) this season.

South Carolina Highlights

South Carolina Gamecocks has a power ranking of 356 and are #341 for offense (scoring an average of 63.60 per game), #279 for defense (giving up an average of 58.70 points per game) and 8-13 (10-11 ATS) overall. Mississippi St. went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against South Carolina.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MISST 53.75, S.CAR 73.75. 54% of SportsJaw predicts South Carolina Gamecocks to cover. OddsShark predicts Mississippi State will win, south carolina will cover, and the total will go over.

75% picked South Carolina Gamecocks on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Bulldogs 76 to Gamecocks 64.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bulldogs 76 to Gamecocks 64.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Mississippi St. Bulldogs-450 → -480Moved
  • Moneyline · South Carolina Gamecocks+400 → +375Moved
  • Spread · Mississippi St. Bulldogs-9.5 (-110) → -9.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · South Carolina Gamecocks+9.5 (-110) → +9.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over123.5 (-110) → 126.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under123.5 (-110) → 126.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Mississippi St. Bulldogs
13-19 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
South Carolina Gamecocks
13-19 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-31T06:48:06.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-03-10Mississippi St. Bulldogs 73 · South Carolina Gamecocks 51
  • 2022-02-23Mississippi St. Bulldogs 56 · South Carolina Gamecocks 66
  • 2022-02-01South Carolina Gamecocks 64 · Mississippi St. Bulldogs 78
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Mississippi St. Bulldogs defeated South Carolina Gamecocks 66-51

Mississippi St. Bulldogs defeated South Carolina Gamecocks 66-51 on January 31, 2023, a 15-point decision in the series. Mississippi St. Bulldogs' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 34-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Mississippi St. Bulldogs -9.5 (-110) spread, Mississippi St. Bulldogs covered, while the 117 combined points finished under the recorded total of 126.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · South Carolina Gamecocks +9.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 126.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Mississippi St. Bulldogs -9.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 126.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · South Carolina Gamecocks +9.5 (-110)Loss
  • KT24Spread · South Carolina Gamecocks +9.5 (-110)Loss