GAME:  #605 Mississippi St  vs #606 Florida    
TIME:    1/28/2020 – 7:00p EST
SPREAD:   Florida -6
TOTAL:      135
SPORTSBOOK:  SportsBetting.ag

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-7, 3-3) have a tough SEC Conference road game against the Florida Gators (12-7, 4-2) at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida on Tuesday at 7 p.m. EST. In their previous game, the Bulldogs lost at Oklahoma by a score of 62-63 while the Gators lost to #1 Baylor by a score of 61-72.  Last season these teams met once at Mississippi State with the Bulldogs winning by a score of 71-68. 

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS

The Mississippi State Bulldogs are averaging 72 points per game on 45% field goal shooting adding 11.4 offensive rebounds per game however they’re struggling with handling the ball committing 14.1 turnovers per game.  The Bulldogs are allowing 64 points per game on 41% field-goal shooting while forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and adding 7 steals and 3.1 blocks per game on defense.  The Bulldogs are led by Reggie Perry with 16.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game along with Tyson Carter with 13.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.

FLORIDA GATORS

The Florida Gators are averaging 73 points per game on 45% field goal shooting while adding over 9 offensive rebounds per game. The Gators are allowing 66 points per game on 40% field goal shooting while forcing 13 turnovers and adding 5.7 steals and 2.7 blocks on defense.  Florida is led by Kerry Blackshear jr. with 14.5 points and 8.4 rebounds along with Keyontae Johnson with 13.1 points 6.6 rebounds and one steal per game.

MISSISSIPPI ST. vs FLORIDA PREDICTION

The Florida Gators have been playing good basketball despite losing their last two games against a tough LSU team and #1 Baylor. Florida is 0-5 this year when they score less than 62 points and 12-2 when they score more than 63. The Gators are 6-0 when holding opposing teams to 60 points or less.  The Gators will continue playing high caliber basketball against a much weaker team after facing Auburn, LSU, and Baylor. This game will be a good spot for the Gators to get their confidence back in a big win to cover the spread. 

TRENDS(from covers.com)

MISSISSIPPI STATE

• Under is 5-0 in Bulldogs last 5 Tuesday games.
• Bulldogs are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.

FLORIDA

• Gators are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss.
• Gators are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games.
• Over is 5-1 in Gators last 6 games following a ATS loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Underdog is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
• Home team is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings.

SPORTS BETTING ANGLES:

Bookie Analysis:  Florida -6 / Under 135
Fade the Public:   Miss. St +6/ Over 135
Sharp Action:       Florida -6 / no data

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Mississippi St. vs Florida Prediction & Analysis – College Basketball