Mississippi Valley State visits CSU Bakersfield following Smith's 30-point performance
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (1-5) at CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (2-3)
Bakersfield, California; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Roadrunners -23.5; over/under is 140.5
BOTTOM LINE: CSU Bakersfield hosts Mississippi Valley State after Dailin Smith scored 30 points in CSU Bakersfield's 93-80 loss to the Portland State Vikings.
The Roadrunners are 2-0 on their home court. CSU Bakersfield has a 1-2 record against opponents over .500.
The Delta Devils are 0-3 in road games. Mississippi Valley State is seventh in the SWAC allowing 87.3 points while holding opponents to 45.9% shooting.
CSU Bakersfield averages 71.4 points per game, 15.9 fewer points than the 87.3 Mississippi Valley State gives up. Mississippi Valley State's 40.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.5 percentage points lower than CSU Bakersfield has allowed to its opponents (45.3%).
TOP PERFORMERS: CJ Hardy is shooting 57.1% and averaging 17.0 points for the Roadrunners. Smith is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers.
Michael James is scoring 19.2 points per game and averaging 4.2 rebounds for the Delta Devils. Daniel Mayfield is averaging 14.3 points.
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