Missouri vs Mississippi State Betting Odds and Prediction Feb 20
Missouri vs Mississippi State Betting Preview
Mississippi State has 15 wins this season…and none of them have come in a road game. Can the Bulldogs finally pick up that elusive first win on the road? Mississippi State has opened as a 4.5-point road favorite in Missouri, with the total sitting at 132.5 points.
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| Sunday, February 20 | SEC Basketball Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Mississippi State Bulldogs -4.5 at Missouri Tigers |
| Total: | 132.5 Points |
| Game Time: | 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT |
| Arena: | Mizzou Arena in Columbia |
| TV: | SEC Network |
Missouri vs Mississippi State Analysis
Mississippi State is 15-11 on the season, and 15-11 against the spread. The Bulldogs average 72.6 points per game while giving up 66.5 points per game. Mississippi State still has not won a true road game this season (0-8), with a 3-5 mark against the spread in those road games.
Missouri is 10-16 on the season, and 12-13 against the spread with one game against a non-D1 opponent. The Tigers average 64.4 points per game while giving up 71 points per game. Missouri is 7-6 at home and 8-4 against the spread in those home games.
Familiar Foes
Travel delays forced Friday’s matchup between these schools to be pushed back to 9:30 p.m., so they’ll be squaring off less than 48 hours later as the Tigers look for revenge following a 68-49 loss. Mizzou was supposed to fly out for the matchup at Mississippi State the previous day but was delayed due to nasty weather, so the team was stuck doing their impression of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” to get into Starkville and unsurprisingly looked like zombies out of the gate, finding themselves down double-digits at halftime.
Ronnie Degray III and Javon Pickett combined for 24 points but the team shot just over 31 percent and finished 3-for-17 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs didn’t shoot the ball very well from beyond the arc either but big Tolu Smith ended up leading four guys in double-figures as the home team won comfortably.
Missouri vs Mississippi State Prediction
Things should be a little different in Columbia since the Tigers are going to be better prepared and will have their legs under them at the outset, not to mention enjoying the revenge factor.
Mississippi State is the better team and top scorer Iverson Molinar shot 5-for-6 on Friday without looking overly vexed, so they should pull off the sweep and should be able to cover a 4.5-point spread by cementing the result late at the free-throw line. Expect another low-scoring affair as well.
College Basketball Stat Sheet
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