Georgia pays a visit to Mississippi State on Thursday, hoping to send the Bulldogs to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at New Orleans Arena.

This is a conference playoff game in the SEC Tournament. This game is being played at a neutral-site court (New Orleans Arena).

The Bulldogs are 21-10 so far on the season, and 14-16 ATS vs. the number. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, are 14-16 and 12-14 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Mississippi State go 15-14-1 and the Bulldogs go 12-14 on the totals.



View Georgia vs Mississippi State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAAB line for this matchup, Mississippi State sat as 5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Bulldogs, most recently No. 79 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Bulldogs, who rate No. 136 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 71-64 victory for the Bulldogs.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Mississippi State has the nation's No. 89-rated offensive output, at 71.6 PPG. The visiting Bulldogs defense ranks No. 75 allowing on average 63 PPG. The Bulldogs FG% has averaged 45.8% so far, more than the Bulldogs marksmen have achieved on the year, 39.4% per game.

Defensively, Georgia features the nation's No. 105-rated defense on the road, allowing 67.5 points per game. Mississippi State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 89 nationally in scoring at home.

Georgia won its last outing, a 67-55 result against South Carolina on March 3. They covered in that game as a 6-point favorite. Georgia got 23 points from Gerald Robinson en route to a 67-55 victory over South Carolina on Saturday at Stegeman Coliseum.

Mississippi State won its last outing, a 79-59 result against Arkansas on March 3. They covered in that game as a 9.5-point favorite. Mississippi State cruised to victory on Saturday, running Arkansas out of the gym and running up a 79-59 score at Humphrey Coliseum.


Georgia Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing South Carolina are 2-8
After a win are 5-5

Mississippi State Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
After playing Arkansas are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

A few Bulldogs at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 5 games when playing Georgia
Mississippi State is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Georgia
Mississippi State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Georgia
Mississippi State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games