Utah vs Mississippi State Prediction 12/13/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Utah Utes meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Delta Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Utah Utes prediction.

Mississippi State Bulldogs Recap

The Mississippi State Bulldogs come into this game looking to rebound from their 65-62 loss at the hands of San Francisco last time out to sit at 4-5 this season. After this game, Mississippi State will head home for a game against LIU.

Bulldogs Drop 4 Of Last 6

Josh Hubbard leads Mississippi State in scoring and assists with 21.2 PPG and 3.9 APG along with 2.8 RPG while Jayden Epps has 15.7 PPG with 2 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Mississippi State up to this point in the year. Ja’Borri McGhee has 9 PPG with 2.7 RPG and Achor Achor’s chipped in a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass. As a team, Mississippi State is avearging 78.3 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three and 66.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Mississippi State Bulldogs will win

• Mississippi State has won each of its last 10 Saturday games against non-Conference opponents.
• Utah has lost seven of its last eight games played at neutral venues.

Utah Utes Recap

The Utah Utes come into this game looking to build on their 91-85 win over Cal Baptist last time out to sit at 7-3 this season. After this game, Utah will take on Eastern Washington at home.

Utes Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight

Terrence Brown leads Utah in scoring with 21.6 PPG along with 2 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to share the team lead in assists with Keanu Dawes who has 11.4 PPG with a team-high 9.8 RPG and 3.3 APG as well this season. Don McHenry has 17.4 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Seydou Traore has 10.7 PPG with 3.9 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Utah up to this point in the year. As a team, Utah is averaging 81.4 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three and 74% from the foul line this season.

Why the Utah Utes will win

• Mississippi State has lost each of its last six games played at neutral venues.
• Utah has won 17 of its last 21 night games against non-Conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Mississippi State’s last six night games have produced a total of 158+ points.
• Each of Utah’s last four games against the Southeastern Conference at neutral venues have produced a total of 151 or fewer points.

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Utah Utes Prediction

I’m on Mississippi State here. I know the game is in Utah, but Mississippi State’s been far more battle tested than the Utes have been this season and Mississippi State being favored here tells me everything I need to know for this game. Give me the Bulldogs in this one.