Georgia vs Mississippi State Prediction 2/8/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Georgia Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from Stegeman Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Georgia vs Mississippi State Prediction.

Mississippi State Recap

The Mississippi State Bulldogs come into this game looking to bounce back from an 88-61 loss at the hands of Missouri last time out to fall to 16-6 on the year. After this game, Mississippi State will head home for a game against Florida.

Mississippi State Loses Back-To-Back

Josh Hubbard leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 17.6 PPG and 3 APG while Claudell Harris Jr. has 10.4 PPG. KeShawn Murphy has 11 PPG with 7.2 RPG to lead the Bulldogs in rebounding up to this point in the year and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Mississippi State up to this point in the year. Riley Kugel has 9.7 PPG with 2.7 RPG and RJ Melendez also has 8.7 PPG with 4.2 RPG while Cameron Matthews has 7.5 PPG with 6.9 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Bulldogs in assists. As a team, Mississippi State is averaging 79.9 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 32% from three and 69.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Mississippi State Bulldogs will win

• Mississippi State has won each of its last seven games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Georgia has lost each of its last four games against AP-ranked opponents.

Georgia Recap

The Georgia Bulldogs come into this game looking to add on to their 81-62 win over LSU last time out to improve to 16-7 on the year. After this game, Georgia will head on the road for a matchup with Texas A&M.

Georgia Trying To Find Consistency

Asa Newell leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 15.1 PPG and 6.8 RPG while Silas Demary Jr. has 11.3 PPG with 4.1 RPG and a share of the team-lead in assists with 2.8 APG. Dakota Leffew has 11 PPG with 2 RPG and 2.1 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Georgia so far this season while Tyrin Lawrence has 9.3 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 2.8 APG of his own. Blue Cain also has 8.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG as well this season. As a team, Georgia is averaging 76.4 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 32.5% from behind the arc and 71.8% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Georgia Bulldogs will win

• Georgia has won each of its last 12 night games at Stegeman Coliseum.
• Mississippi State has lost each of its last four night games.

Total Points Facts

• Four of Georgia’s last five night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 134 or fewer points.
• Each of Mississippi State’s last three games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 140 or fewer points.

Georgia vs Mississippi State Prediction

I’m on the Georgia Bulldogs here. I get why Mississippi State could be worth a look if this game was at home for Mississippi State, as Georgia on the road has not been very good. However, the Georgia Bulldogs have been stellar at home with their lone loss coming in a 2-point game against the Auburn Tigers, who sans Johni Broome in that game, are still arguably the best team in the country. Mississippi State for my money is lucky to not be riding a seven-game losing skid coming into this game and I think Georgia at home is worth the look to get the job done. Give me Georgia.