The Mississippi State Bulldogs host Tennessee-Martin on Friday, looking to build on their 5-1 mark against the 1-4 Skyhawks in college hoops action at Humphrey Coliseum.

The Skyhawks will try to spoil to the party on Friday; they are 1-2 ATS against the number this season, while the Bulldogs are 3-3 ATS. Tennessee-Martin is 0-3 on the totals; Mississippi State is 3-3.



View Tennessee-Martin vs Mississippi State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Bulldogs in this one, they're listed as 21-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 74 (Bulldogs) and the No. 100 (Skyhawks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 75-56 result in favor of the Bulldogs has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Mississippi State's No. 135 nationally ranked offense (71.3 points per game) against a Skyhawks defense that sits as the No. 262 at 71.8 PPG. The Bulldogs have been averaging 43.5% from the field, more than the Skyhawks have managed so far this season (41.2% on average).

Defensively, Tennessee-Martin features the nation's No. 219-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.3 points per game. Mississippi State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 196 nationally in scoring at home.

Tennessee-Martin was an 80-69 loser in its last match at home against Lamar. Tennessee-Martin suffered an 80-69 loss against Lamar on Tuesday, getting 20 points from Mike Liabo in a losing effort at Skyhawk Arena.

Mississippi State was a 78-63 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Louisiana-Monroe. They failed to cover the 20.5–point spread as favorites. Dee Bost scored 21 points leading the Bulldogs to a 78-63 victory over Louisiana-Monroe at Humphrey Coliseum on Monday.


Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Trends:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing UAB are 0-1
After a loss are 6-4

Mississippi State Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
After playing Louisiana-Monroe are 3-0
After a win are 6-4

A few Skyhawks at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tennessee-Martin's last 5 games on the road
Tennessee-Martin is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Mississippi State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Mississippi State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 6 games at home
Mississippi State is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home


Next up:
Tennessee-Martin at UAB, Sunday, November 27
Mississippi State home to North Texas, Sunday, November 27