Mississippi State hosts Memphis following Hubbard’s 34-point performance

Memphis Tigers (4-6) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-5)

Starkville, Mississippi; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -3.5; over/under is 152.5

BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State takes on Memphis after Josh Hubbard scored 34 points in Mississippi State’s 87-83 win over the Long Island Sharks.

The Bulldogs are 4-1 in home games. Mississippi State is 2-2 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Tigers are 0-2 on the road. Memphis ranks ninth in the AAC shooting 30.9% from 3-point range.

Mississippi State makes 45.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.4 percentage points higher than Memphis has allowed to its opponents (41.6%). Memphis averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Mississippi State allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Hubbard is averaging 21.6 points and 3.9 assists for the Bulldogs. Jayden Epps is averaging 14.5 points over the last 10 games.

Dug McDaniel is shooting 31.7% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 14.5 points, 5.5 assists and 2.1 steals. Sincere Parker is averaging 10.2 points.

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