Humphrey Coliseum will host Bulldogs vs. Mountaineers action on Saturday as both teams try to pay off for bettors in NCAAB action.

Supporters of the Mountaineers have watched them go 4-1 and 2-1 ATS on the year, while the Bulldogs are at 7-1 and 5-3 ATS. In totals betting, the Bulldogs are 3-5, while the Mountaineers have a 0-3 mark.



View West Virginia vs Mississippi State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting West Virginia before tip-off in this one will find them as 2.5-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 135-rated Bulldogs and the No. 192-ranked Mountaineers, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 86-81 result in favor of the Mountaineers.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Mississippi State's No. 99 nationally ranked offense (73.2 points per game) against a Mountaineers defense that sits as the No. 76 at 61.4 PPG. The Bulldogs have been averaging 46.3% from the field, less than the Mountaineers have managed so far this season (48.6% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, West Virginia owns the country's No. 1-rated mark, allowing 0 points per game on the highway. Mississippi State, on the other hand, rates No. 157 in scoring at home.

Last time out for West Virginia, they were a 77-56 Sportsbook as they battled Akron at home. They covered in the match as a 10-point favorite. West Virginia cruised to victory on Monday, running Akron out of the gym and running up a 77-56 score at WVU Colliseum.

In their last action, Mississippi State was an 82-59 Sportsbook at home against North Texas. They covered the 18.5–point spread as favorites. The battle between the Bulldogs and Mean Green didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as North Texas was handed an 82-59 defeat on Sunday at Humphrey Coliseum.


West Virginia Mountaineers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
After a win are 4-6

Mississippi State Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Troy are 3-0
After a win are 7-3

A few Mountaineers at Bulldogs trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of West Virginia's last 9 games on the road
West Virginia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
West Virginia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Mississippi State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Mississippi State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 6 games at home


Next up:
West Virginia at Kansas State, Thursday, December 8
Mississippi State home to Troy, Saturday, December 10