No. 25 Mississippi State Bulldogs square off against the UNLV Rebels
UNLV Rebels (4-1) vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-0)
Tempe, Arizona; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7.5; over/under is 146.5
BOTTOM LINE: UNLV and No. 25 Mississippi State square off at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
The Bulldogs are 5-0 in non-conference play. Mississippi State averages 8.4 turnovers per game and is 5-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.
The Rebels are 4-1 in non-conference play. UNLV is seventh in the MWC with 32.2 rebounds per game led by Jeremiah Cherry averaging 7.0.
Mississippi State averages 9.2 made 3-pointers per game, 1.4 more made shots than the 7.8 per game UNLV allows. UNLV has shot at a 45.7% rate from the field this season, 5.1 percentage points above the 40.6% shooting opponents of Mississippi State have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Hubbard is scoring 20.2 points per game and averaging 2.2 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Dedan Thomas Jr. is averaging 17.8 points and 3.8 assists for the Rebels.
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