The Mississippi State Bulldogs (21-11) travel to face off against the Missouri Tigers (21-10) on Thursday, March 13th. This game will be played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and televised on SECN. Mississippi State is coming off a win in their previous game, while Missouri is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Kentucky. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers

The Bulldogs Are Coming Off A Win

Mississippi State Bulldogs Recent Game/Games

Mississippi State improved to 21-11 on the season with a dominant 91-62 win over LSU on Wednesday, March 12th. Playing at home, the Bulldogs entered the game as -9.5 favorites and covered the spread. The total points for the game were 153, surpassing the over/under line of 145.5.

Mississippi State took control early, leading 44-24 at halftime. They continued their strong play in the second half, scoring 47 points while allowing 38.

The Tigers Are Coming Off A Win

Missouri Tigers Recent Game/Games

Missouri dropped to 21-10 on the season after a 91-83 home loss to Kentucky on Saturday, March 8th. The Tigers, who were -6 favorites going into the game, failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game were 174, surpassing the over/under line of 171.5.

Missouri trailed 38-29 at halftime but came out strong in the 2nd half, scoring 54 points. However, they couldn’t tighten up defensively, allowing 53 points in the 2nd half.

Bulldogs Offense Breakdown

Mississippi State’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, scoring 91 points with a 52.2% field goal percentage. They were particularly effective from beyond the arc, hitting 15 threes at a 44.1% rate, contributing to an impressive 62.7% effective field goal percentage.

Josh Hubbard led the way with 26 points, knocking down 6 of 12 from deep. Jordan Sears added 20 points, while Robert Miller III was nearly perfect from the field, hitting 6 of 7 shots in just 21 minutes.

Tigers Offense Breakdown

Missouri put up 83 points in their latest game, shooting 43.9% from the field and 39.3% from beyond the arc, hitting 11 threes. Their effective field goal percentage was 51.5%, and they connected on 66.7% of their free throws, going 14-for-21 from the line.

Mark Mitchell and Otega Oweh each scored 22 points, with Mitchell shooting 57.1% and Oweh at 35.3%. Koby Brea and Marques Warrick added 17 points each, with Warrick hitting 4 threes at a 66.7% clip. Andrew Carr contributed 16 points and 12 rebounds, shooting 62.5% from the field.

Bulldogs Team Defense

Mississippi State’s defense gave up 62 points, allowing the opponent to shoot 52% from the field, including 60% on two-pointers (20/33).

From beyond the arc, the opponent hit 15 of 34 threes, shooting 44%, and went 6/10 from the free-throw line. Mississippi State also allowed 11 offensive rebounds.

Tigers Team Defense

Even with Mississippi State’s defense giving up 62 points, they struggled to contain their opponent, who shot 52% from the field, including 60% on two-point attempts. The Bulldogs also allowed 15 threes on 34 attempts, a 44% shooting performance from beyond the arc.

Mississippi State sent their opponent to the free-throw line 10 times, where they converted 6 free throws. The Bulldogs also gave up 11 offensive rebounds in the game.

Bulldogs vs Tigers Trends

• Across the Bulldogs last ten road games, the team averaged 75 points per game while allowing 78. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 5-5, while going 5-5 straight-up.
• Through their last ten home contests, the Tigers offense has averaged 79 points per game while allowing an average of 81. Missouri posted an overall record of 3-7 while going 5-5 ATS.
• Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, Mississippi State has an ATS mark of 2-1 while going 1-2 straight up.
• The last five games that Missouri was favored, they have an ATS mark of 2-3 while going 2-3 straight up.

Bulldogs vs Tigers Prediction

The Tigers is our pick to not only win with a projected score of 77-70. But we also favor them to cover the spread. Our bet is on the Tigers at -3.5.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 156.5, and our model projects the Bulldogs and Tigers to reach a combined total of 147 points. Our bet is on taking the under.

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