Mississippi Valley State vs Missouri Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/14/24

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and the Missouri Tigers meet Thursday in college basketball action from Mizzou Arena. Here’s an MS Valley State vs Missouri prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best MS Valley State vs Missouri pick. We will examine:

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils’ recent form and player performance

The Missouri Tigers’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Missouri Tigers

Recent betting trends in games played between MS Valley State and Missouri

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the MS Valley State vs Missouri game

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Betting Preview

The Devils’ season kicked off with a mismatch against Iowa State. MS Valley State was pummeled 44-21 in the first half in that one, eventually limping to an 83-44 blowout loss. Donovan Sanders topped the team in the losing effort with 12 points and eight boards.

In game two versus Mississippi University for Women, the Devils looked much better. After a 39-17 run in the first half, MS Valley State closed on a 32-27 deficit for a 66-49 win. Alven Stredic posted 14 points this time, and Sanders doubled on 11 points and 10 rebounds. Mississippi Valley State will meet Texas and Kansas State after this game.

Missouri Tigers Betting Preview

Over on the Missouri side, they’ve got three games in the books thus far. The Tigers opened up with a tricky matchup versus Memphis and ended up falling 83-75 on the road. Missouri bounced back against Howard on Friday with a 77-62 win, though.

Matched up against Eastern Washington on Monday, the Tigers took a 45-33 advantage into the second half. Missouri was outscored 44-39 from there but held on for the win 84-77. Caleb Grill did most of the work with 33 points and nine rebounds in 32 minutes. Missouri will play against Pacific following this game.

Why the Missouri Tigers will win

• Mississippi Valley State has lost each of its last 26 road games.
• Missouri has won 12 of its last 13 night games against non-conference opponents at Mizzou Arena.
• Missouri has won the first half in eight of its last nine night games against non-conference opponents at Mizzou Arena.

Why the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils will win

• Missouri has lost 16 of its last 18 night games.

MS Valley State vs Missouri Prediction

I’m going to lean toward Missouri. Probably not touching this one, though. It’s a pretty thick line. The Tigers slowed up in the second half versus Eastern Washington in their most recent appearance but still bagged a reasonably sized win. Missouri shot very well from the field (54.2 percent) and from outside (55.6 percent) in that one, but hit just 71 percent (22-of-31) from the line and could only muster a 28-28 rebounding tie. The 13 turnovers didn’t help either. There’s plenty to clean up on Thursday.

As for MS Valley State, they’re coming off a fairly easy win versus a soft opponent. During their loss to Iowa State in the opener however, the Devils hit just one of their 12 attempts from 3-point range (8.3 percent) and had a whopping 24 turnovers. Missouri should control this one wire to wire, but I’m staying away.