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Monday (Dec 11) is a slow day in college basketball with only one game between schools of major conferences playing and no schools in the top-25 are slated for action. Basketball addicts and betting junkies who must have a game can thank Mississippi State and Miami (Fl) for scheduling the only game of consequence today as the Bulldogs (5-2) travel to Coral Gables, Fla., to take on the Miami Hurricanes (6-3). Tip-off at Miami's 7,000-seat Bank United Center is set for 7 p.m. ET and the inter-conference battle between the SEC and ACC is slated to be televised live by FSN Florida.

Guided by third-year head coach Frank Haith, the Miami Hurricanes are 6-3 for the year after posting a 79-58 home triumph over Lehigh this past Saturday. Picked in the preseason to finish 11th in the ACC race, Miami opened conference play on Dec. 3 by upsetting then-No. 21 Georgia Tech, 90-82, in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes are paced by sophomore guard Jack McClinton, who averages a team-high 21.0 points per game in addition to shooting 56 percent from behind the three-point arc and 91 percent from the charity stripe. Sophomore forward Brian Asbury ranks second on the club in both scoring (12.1 ppg) and rebounding (5.9 rpg).

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Coach Rick Stansbury's Bulldogs are 5-2 on the season after closing out a successful three-game home stand by claiming an 84-46 victory over South Alabama this past Saturday night. After dropping a 69-66 road decision at Clemson back on Nov. 21, MSU opened the recently completed home stand with wins over Charlotte (78-69) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (96-72). Upon limiting South Alabama to only 30-percent field-goal shooting (19-63 FGs) and but 2-of-24 (8%) from beyond the three-point arc, MSU currently leads the SEC in three-point field-goal percentage defense (22.4%) and ranks second in overall field-goal percentage defense (35.2%).

Individually, MSU is powered by the all-around game of preseason all-SEC sophomore guard Jamont Gordon, who leads the Bulldogs and ranks among the league's top-10 leaders in scoring (16.3 ppg; 6th in SEC), rebounding (9.0 rpg; T-3rd) and assists (4.7 apg; 5th). Back in action after missing the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi contest due to a sprained right wrist, junior all-SEC forward Charles Rhodes is second on the club in both scoring (12.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.3 rpg).

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The Hurricanes have been installed as favorites by a -3 point chalk with a total of 135. Miami has covered 4-of-6 games listed on the betting board with 4-of-6 cashing for the OVER. The Bulldogs are 4-0 ATS this season with 3-of-4 cashing for the UNDER.

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