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The TCU Horned Frogs will be bringing their acts to Starkville this Saturday when they face the Mississippi State Bulldogs. TCU is feeling it of late, while the Bulldogs will meet TCU looking to score an upset in front of their home fans.
Read on for more about this TCU vs Mississippi State matchup in the 2022-23 college basketball season, including the latest odds, pick, and prediction to win this showdown, as brought to you by JefeBet. Also, don’t forget to check out the other NCAAB game previews here to help you make the best betting decisions.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the TCU Horned Frogs vs Mississippi State Bulldogs College Basketball Game on January 28, 2023
- Where: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Mississippi
- When: Saturday, January 28, 2023, 4:00 PM ET
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Betting on the TCU Horned Frogs
- Regular Season Record: 16-4
It’s been a wild ride for the Horned Frogs in Big 12 play. After winning their first two assignments in the conference by beating the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Baylor Bears, TCU has gone 3-3 SU. It’s got losses to the jokes of the Iowa State Cyclones and the West Virginia Mountaineers but wins over the Kansas State Wildcats and the Kansas Jayhawks over that stretch.
The Horned Frogs can get serious buckets, as they’re averaging 77.7 points per game and making 28.2 field goals per contest. Jamie Dixon’s team is a major threat inside the arc which you can tell from the fact that it is No. 1 in the Big 12 with a 53.6 2FG%. TCU has covered the spread in four of its last five games.
Betting on the Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Regular Season Record: 12-8
Mississippi State remains a 1-win team in SEC play after losing a close one on Wednesday to the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, 66-63. If anything, the Bulldogs can view that loss as a moral victory since that was against the second-ranked team in the nation.
Mississippi State’s defense clearly bothered the Crimson Tide, who shot just 36.8 percent from the field and went just 5/28 from behind the arc. Slowing down opposing attacks isn’t much of a problem for Mississippi State this season. After all, it has a top-10 scoring defense in Division I and 15th in with a 45.8 defensive effective field goal percentage. The Under is 7-3 in Mississippi State’s last 10 games in which it is the home team.
JefeBet Prediction
TCU’s got the momentum and the tangibles to score a road win versus Mississippi State this weekend. But the Bulldogs’ defense can also be a problem for the Horned Frogs. I’m going to have to ride with the Bulldogs in this matchup.
Prediction: Mississippi State wins and covers.
