No. 25 Mississippi State takes on McNeese
McNeese Cowboys (5-4) vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-1)
Tupelo, Mississippi; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -9.5; over/under is 143
BOTTOM LINE: No. 25 Mississippi State takes on McNeese in Tupelo, Mississippi.
The Bulldogs have an 8-1 record against non-conference oppponents. Mississippi State is third in the SEC with 12.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Michael Nwoko averaging 2.6.
The Cowboys have a 5-4 record in non-conference games. McNeese is seventh in the Southland with 9.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Joe Charles averaging 2.3.
Mississippi State's average of 9.2 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.1 more made shots on average than the 9.1 per game McNeese gives up. McNeese averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Mississippi State gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Hubbard is scoring 19.0 points per game and averaging 2.1 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Sincere Parker is scoring 15.6 points per game and averaging 2.6 rebounds for the Cowboys.
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.