Mississippi Valley State vs LSU Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/29/24

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and the LSU Tigers meet Sunday in college basketball action from Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Here’s an MS Valley State vs LSU prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best MS Valley State vs LSU pick. We will examine:

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

The LSU 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 LSU Tigers

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

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

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Betting Preview

The Devils have gone just 2-10 so far this year. The losses have been versus Iowa State, Missouri, Texas, Kansas State, BYU, Utah, UC Santa Barbara, Liberty, North Texas, and Tulsa. The wins were over Oakwood and MS University for Women.

Matched up against Tulsa in their last outing, the Delta Devils were down 39-16 by the break. MS Valley State gave up 54 more points from there in a 93-48 blowout loss. Antonio Sisk was the only double-digit scorer with 15 points.

LSU Tigers Betting Preview

Over on the Tigers’ side, they won their first four before a loss to Pittsburgh. It’s been a 6-1 run since then with wins over UCF, Northwestern State, Florida State, Florida Gulf Coast, Stetson, and New Orleans in that time.

In the New Orleans matchup on December 22, the Tigers were ahead by only one point in the locker room. LSU scored 56 more points in the second, however, rolling to an 86-70 win. Vyctorius Miller led the team off the bench with 17 points and five boards.

Why the LSU Tigers will win

• Mississippi Valley State has lost each of its last 35 road games.
• The home team has won 18 of Mississippi Valley State’s last 19 games.
• The home team has won the first half in 15 of Mississippi Valley State’s last 16 games.

MS Valley State vs LSU Prediction

I’ll stay with LSU but I’m not touching this one. If the Tigers don’t control this game wire-to-wire in a dominant blowout then they’ve got no business playing basketball. In order to cover however, LSU will need a faster start than they got against a struggling New Orleans team in their last game. The Tigers rebounded well in that one (50) but shot just 24.1 percent from 3-point range. Still, during this current 6-1 stretch LSU has scored 77 or more points in every win.

As for MS Valley State, they shot just 30 percent with a 52-23 rebounding deficit in their latest loss to Tulsa. The Devils have scored just 90 combined points over their last two games, giving up 176 on the other side. LSU will most certainly win this game easily; the only question is the margin of victory. The line is ridiculously thick here, but I think it’s within reach. That said, I’m staying away. 

Andrew Jett's Pick: LSU Tigers -38.5