Who’s Playing
Missouri State Bears @ Wash. State Cougars
Current Records: Missouri State 5-4, Wash. State 8-2
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What to Know
After five games on the road, Wash. State is heading back home. They will welcome the Missouri State Bears at 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Wallis Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. Coming in fresh off a win as the underdog, the Cougars will stroll into this one as the favorite.
Last Saturday, Wash. State beat Boise State 74-69.
LeJuan Watts was the offensive standout of the match as he dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Watts, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Missouri State entered their game against Indiana State on Saturday without any home losses, but there’s a first time for everything. Missouri State fell just short of Indiana State by a score of 80-77. The Bears haven’t had much luck with the Sycamores recently, as the team’s come up short the last three times they’ve met.
Missouri State’s defeat came about despite a quality game from Dez White, who posted 30 points along with five assists and two steals. Missouri State is 4-1 when White posts 20 or more points, but 1-3 otherwise. Jalen Hampton was another key player, posting 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Wash. State is on a roll lately: they’ve won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Missouri State, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Wash. State has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.4 rebounds per game. However, it’s not like Missouri State struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 37.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we’ll see if one team can grab an edge.
Odds
Wash. State is a big 11.5-point favorite against Missouri State, according to the latest college Basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Cougars as a 10.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 143.5 points.
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