Mississippi State vs Alabama College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/27/21

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Mississippi State Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Humphrey Coliseum.

The Alabama Crimson Tide look for a win after winning 10 of their last 13 games. The Alabama Crimson Tide are averaging 80.3 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 70.9 points on 40.7 percent shooting. Jaden Shackelford is averaging 13.9 points and 4.1 rebounds while John Petty Jr. is averaging 13.1 points and 2.3 assists. Herbert Jones is the third double-digit scorer and Jahvon Quinerly is grabbing two rebounds. The Alabama Crimson Tide are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Alabama Crimson Tide are allowing 29.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.7 rebounds per game.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs need a win after splitting their last eight games. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are averaging 70.1 points on 45.5 percent shooting and allowing 65.6 points on 40.5 percent shooting. Iverson Molinar is averaging 16.9 points and 2.9 assists while D.J. Stewart Jr. is averaging 16.7 points and 3.1 rebounds. Tolu Smith is the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Johnson is grabbing 1.9 rebounds. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are shooting 35.8 percent from beyond the arc and 65.4 percent from the free throw line. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.

The Crimson Tide are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bulldogs are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 Saturday games. The under is 4-1 in Crimson Tide last 5 overall. The under is 5-1 in Bulldogs last 6 overall. The favorite is 8-1 ATS in the last 9 meetings.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are the better team and probably should win, but this is the time of the season where we see upsets take place as clubs hope to make that last push to improve their tournament resumes. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are playing decent ball as of late, and they’re shooting 48.1 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from deep in their last five games. Mississippi State also wins at home by and average of 8.6 points. Give me the free buckets and the home team.