Texas A&M vs Mississippi State 3/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Mississippi State Bulldogs will travel to Reed Arena to take on the Texas A&M Aggies this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs dropped to 17-13 on the season after being defeated by the 5^th ranked Auburn Tigers, 81-68 (OT), this past Wednesday. Mississippi State fought back from a 40-28 halftime deficit to force OT, however, the Bulldogs had no answers defensively for Auburn in the extra period and could not fight back after the Tigers took a 71-64 lead with 2:30 left in OT. Mississippi State shot 40.3% from the field & 0.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Auburn to shoot 45.9% from the field & 38.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was Tolu Smith who had a double-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assits, 2 blocks, & 2 steals.

On the season, Mississippi State is averaging 71.4 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Bulldogs are averaging 4.8 three-pointers per game on 29.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Mississippi State has been led by Iverson Molinar (17.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.2 spg), Tolu Smith (13.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.0 spg), Garrison Brooks (10.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg), D.J. Jeffries (9.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.0 apg), & Shakeel Moore (8.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.7 spg).

Defensively, Mississippi State is allowing their opponents to average 66.7 ppg on 43.1% shooting from the field. The Bulldogs have a rebound margin of 6.0 and a turnover margin of 0.2.

The Texas A&M Aggies won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 19-11 on the season after defeating the 25^th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, 87-71, this past Wednesday. Texas A&M was outstanding on the offensive end against Alabama and pulled away in the 2^nd half after taking a 67-56 lead with 7:41 left in regulation. Texas A&M shot 56.9% from the field & 43.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Alabama to shoot 48.1% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Aggies was Quenton Jackson who had 28 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Texas A&M is averaging 73.3 ppg on 44.4% shooting from the field. The Aggies are averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game on 32.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Texas A&M has been led by Quenton Jackson (14.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.6 spg), Henry Coleman III (10.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.3 spg), Tyrece Radford (10.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.1 spg), & Marcus Williams (7.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Texas A&M is allowing their opponents to average 66.8 ppg on 42.2% shooting from the field. The Aggies have a rebound margin of 0.9 and a turnover margin of 4.3

The Bulldogs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games, however, are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games vs. Texas A&M. The Aggies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games, however, are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. Mississippi State.

Mississippi State has won 3 of their last 5 games and recently gave Auburn everything they could handle in an OT loss, however, this is still a team that is just 1-8 on the road this season and can struggle on the offensive end as they come into this game ranked 163^rd in scoring offense & 343^rd in three-pointers made per game. Texas A&M is coming off back-to-back double digit road victories over Ole Miss & Alabama and as I think the Aggies defense, which ranks 105^th in scoring defense & 12^th in turnover margin, will give Mississippi State trouble, I’m taking Texas A&M to cover this small home spread. Good Luck!