Mississippi State looks to cover the Bulldogs-Tigers pointspread on Wednesday and improve its overall 14-12 mark when they host LSU in college basketball action.

Mississippi State will face the 10-17 Tigers, who own a 9-11-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Bulldogs are 10-9-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Tigers are 6-15 favoring the OVER.



View LSU vs Mississippi State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Mississippi State opened as 10.5-point favorites in this College Basketball tilt.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 157 (Bulldogs) and the No. 169 (Tigers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 66-63 result in favor of the Bulldogs has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Mississippi State has the nation's No. 187-rated offensive output, at 68.6 PPG. The visiting Tigers defense ranks No. 98 allowing on average 65.3 PPG. The Bulldogs FG% has averaged 42.8% so far, more than the Tigers marksmen have achieved on the year, 40.2% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, LSU owns the country's No. 157-rated mark, allowing 70.1 points per game on the highway. Mississippi State, on the other hand, rates No. 175 in scoring at home.

LSU was a 68-61 loser in their most recent outing at home against Florida. They covered the 10–point spread as underdogs. Ralston Turner scored 18 points in a futile effort to lead the Tigers to a win (they lost 68-61 to Florida at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Sunday).

Mississippi State was a 71-58 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Mississippi. They covered the 1–point spread as underdogs. Mississippi State got 22 points and 12 rebounds from Renardo Sidney en route to a 71-58 victory over Mississippi on Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum.


LSU Tigers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Vanderbilt are 5-5
After playing Florida are 4-6
After a loss are 1-9

Mississippi State Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Tennessee are 3-7
After playing Mississippi are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

A few Tigers at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LSU's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LSU's last 6 games when playing on the road against Mississippi State
LSU is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Mississippi State
LSU is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 5 games
Mississippi State is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Mississippi State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Mississippi State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LSU


Next up:
LSU home to Vanderbilt, Saturday, February 26
Mississippi State at Tennessee, Saturday, February 26