LSU vs. Mississippi Valley State betting: College basketball preview for December 29

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The LSU Tigers (10-2) host the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-10) after winning five straight home games. The Tigers are double-digit favorites by 40.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 29, 2024. The point total is set at 142 in the matchup.

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LSU Cover -40.5 vs Mississippi Valley State -110

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LSU vs. Mississippi Valley State betting lines

  • LSU moneyline odds to win: -10000
  • Mississippi Valley State moneyline odds to win: +3300
  • Spread: LSU (-40.5)
  • Total: 142

LSU statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • LSU did a better job covering the spread when playing on the road (5-5-0) than it did at home (6-11-0) last season.
  • The Tigers went over the over/under in eight of 17 home games (47.1%) last year, compared to four of 10 road games (40%).
  • LSU won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 10-2 (.833). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 1-0 (1.000).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Tigers were the 95th-ranked squad in college basketball (76.4 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 272nd (75.0 points conceded per game).
  • On the boards, LSU was 125th in college basketball in rebounds (33.0 per game) last season. It was 170th in rebounds conceded (31.3 per game).
  • Last season the Tigers were ranked 287th in the country in assists with 11.8 per game.

LSU betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-6-0 (Home: 4-4-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-0 (Home: 8-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (117th in nation) 38.0 (14th) 37.7 (21st) 32.3 (247th) 14.2 (183rd) 13.0 (299th)

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Mississippi Valley State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Mississippi Valley State was better against the spread at home (4-5-0) than away (9-12-1) last year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Delta Devils games went over five of nine times at home (55.6%) last year, and eight of 22 on the road (36.4%).
  • The Delta Devils, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (1-8) than away (0-13) last season.

Last season stats

  • While the Delta Devils ranked in the bottom 25 in the nation in points per game last year with 55.5 (-3-worst), they ranked 327th in college basketball with 77.7 points surrendered per contest.
  • Mississippi Valley State struggled to accumulate rebounds last season, ranking second-worst in college basketball with 26.7 boards per game. It ranked 280th by allowing 33.3 boards per contest.
  • The Delta Devils didn’t put up many dimes last year, ranking -1-worst in the country with 8.7 assists per contest.

Mississippi Valley State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 40.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 3-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 0-0-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-7 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
38.4 (358th in nation) 50.4 (363rd) 24.2 (363rd) 33.3 (289th) 7.9 (364th) 15.8 (358th)
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