Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State Predictions & Picks – January 29

Monday’s contest that pits the Southern Jaguars (10-9, 4-2 SWAC) versus the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-20, 0-7 SWAC) at F. G. Clark Center has a good chance to be a lopsided matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 80-61 in favor of Southern, who is big favorites by our model. Game time is at 8:30 PM ET ET on January 29.

Bookmakers have not yet set a line for this tilt.

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Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, January 29, 2024
• Time: 8:30 PM ET
• Where: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Venue: F. G. Clark Center

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Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Southern 80, Mississippi Valley State 61

Spread & Total Prediction for Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State

• Computer Predicted Spread: Southern (-18.5)
• Computer Predicted Total: 140.7

Southern is 7-9-0 against the spread, while Mississippi Valley State’s ATS record this season is 7-13-0. A total of six out of the Jaguars’ games this season have hit the over, and eight of the Delta Devils’ games have gone over. In the last 10 games, Southern has a 6-4 record against the spread while going 6-4 overall. Mississippi Valley State has gone 3-7 against the spread and 0-10 overall in its last 10 matches.

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Southern Performance Insights

• The Jaguars are outscoring opponents by 2.4 points per game with a +47 scoring differential overall. They put up 74.9 points per game (170th in college basketball) and allow 72.5 per contest (204th in college basketball).
• The 33.2 rebounds per game Southern averages rank 309th in college basketball, and are 2.7 fewer than the 35.9 its opponents grab per contest.
• Southern makes 6.8 three-pointers per game (239th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 6.5. It shoots 29.7% from deep while its opponents hit 30.4% from long range.
• The Jaguars rank 237th in college basketball with 92.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and 130th in college basketball defensively with 89.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Southern has committed 3.6 fewer turnovers per game than its opponents, averaging 12.7 (284th in college basketball action) while forcing 16.3 (ninth in college basketball).

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