Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-9) vs. Auburn Tigers (21-7)
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Auburn Tigers -9; Over/Under: 146.5
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The Mississippi State Bulldogs and Auburn Tigers face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Auburn Arena. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Mississippi State vs Auburn prediction.
Can Auburn Bounce Back?
Auburn in the last game faced off against Tennessee and the defense gave up 92 points on the way to the defeat. The offense scored 84 points but they still ended up losing. Johni Broome had a strong game putting up 23 points, nine rebounds, and fvie assists. Auburn is averaging 82.8 points while their defense is giving up 68.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 18th in the league and they are going to need to have the offense to run up the score here. Johni Broome is averaging 16.3 points while shooting 55.2 percent from the field.
Mississippi State Falls Just Short
Mississippi State faced off against Kentucky in the last game and they were competitive and they were defeated by two points. Two games ago against LSU, Mississippi State scored 87 points and they ended up winning by 20 points. Mississippi State is averaging 75.4 points while the defense is giving up 68.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 129th in the league while the defense is ranked 82nd. Josh Hubbard is averaging 15.9 points while shooting 38.9 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from behind the three point line.
Mississippi State vs Auburn Betting Prediction
Mississippi State is going to have no issue running up the score here. I don’t trust the Auburn defense and they are giving up 68.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 18th for Auburn, but I really trust this Mississippi State defense to step here. Auburn might still win this game, but Mississippi State is going to keep this game close. Back Mississippi State to cover the spread here.
