Alabama vs Mississippi State Prediction, Game Preview: SEC Tournament

SEC Tournament: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs prediction and college basketball game preview.

SEC Tournament: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs prediction and college basketball game preview.


Alabama vs Mississippi State Broadcast

Date: Friday, March 13
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Bridgestone Arena, Indianapolis, IN
Network: ESPN

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Alabama (21-6) vs Mississippi State (15-13) Game Preview

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Why Mississippi State Will Win

Mississippi State overcame a hard second half charge by Kentucky to win 74-73 to get here. The Bulldogs couldn’t hit from three well enough, but they made 49% of their shots from the field and helped stay in it on the free throw line when things were breaking down.

They lost twice to the Tide with absolutely nothing happening from three in either game. The defense worked fine and they were able to stay in both games, and now if they can just get anything from the outside, they’ve got the ability to make this a battle.

Why Alabama Will Win

Yeah, Mississippi State can’t hit the three lately.

It’s not a bad shooting team from the outside overall, but it doesn’t take a ton of outside shots and it’s only been able to get to 40% once in the last eight games.

On the flip side, Alabama can bomb its way out of a jam or into control. They’ve taken the second-most threes of anyone in the country and made the fourth most.

Combine that with their ability to force turnovers – and Mississippi State’s problems with too many mistakes and giveaways – and that should be just enough to move on.

What’s Going To Happen

Mississippi State will be plucky.

It’s good on the inside and great on the boards, forcing Bama to hit from the outside – and that plays into the strength. The Tide won’t be perfect, but they’ll go on the scoring runs that the Bulldogs won’t.

Like the first two meetings, this will be a battle with Bama having just a wee bit more in the bag.

Alabama vs Mississippi State Prediction, Line

Alabama 68, Mississippi State 61
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Line: Alabama -9, o/u: 141
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3

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Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs prediction and college basketball game preview.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs prediction and college basketball game preview.


Alabama vs Mississippi State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, February 27
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
Network: SEC Network

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Why Alabama Will Win

The Crimson Tide might have flopped against Arkansas the other night, but before that it was on a three-game winning run and the offense has been strong enough to bomb its way out of just about everything.

It has a problem with turnovers, it fouls a lot, and the team isn’t good enough from the field, but it leads the nation in made three-pointers. It might have had its problems over the last few weeks with its consistency, but again, it makes up for it from three in game after game.

Mississippi State isn’t bad at stopping teams from three, but lost to LSU and Vanderbilt when giving up double-digit made threes in each game.

Alabama hit 14 of them in the 81-73 win in late January.

Why Mississippi State Will Win

This is a quirky Bulldog team with just enough good parts to pull this off.

Start with its ability to hit the boards and continue with the ability to hit from three.

Miss State came up with a whopping 46 rebounds in the win over South Carolina a few days ago including ten on the offensive glass. The shots have been dropping lately – hitting close to 50% from the field over the last four games – but the potential is there to do just enough to make up for the misses.

Yeah, Alabama is great on the boards, but the Bulldogs were dead even in rebounding margin in the first game.

What’s Going To Happen

Can Bama get its groove back on the road?

The last four road games have been rough with three loss and a close call against a South Carolina team that Mississippi State pantsed twice over the last few weeks.

Bama will make up for the Arkansas loss by shooting well enough from three to survive, but it’s going to get pushed really, really hard.

Alabama vs Mississippi State Prediction, Line

Alabama 78, Mississippi State 74
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Line: Alabama -5.5, o/u: 143.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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Alabama vs Mississippi State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs prediction and college basketball game preview.

Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs prediction and college basketball game preview.


Alabama vs Mississippi State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, January 23
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL
Network: SEC Network

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Why Mississippi State Will Win

The Bulldogs don’t screw up enough to allow easy points.

They have a whole lot of problems at both ends of the court, but they can rebound relatively well – that’s what happens when you have a slew of misses – and they don’t turn the ball over. It’s careful enough to not commit a whole slew of fouls, and in this keeping Bama off the line matters.

The Bulldogs have to grind for points, and that includes at the free throw line.

Why Alabama Will Win

Mississippi State doesn’t shot from three, it doesn’t make threes when it does, and it doesn’t generate enough steals and big defensive plays to come up with easy scores.

This isn’t a good enough shooting team to keep up if Alabama gets going, but it somehow finds ways to to generate points. That’s a problem considering the Tide are great at bombing away from the outside, and they’re terrific at coming up with rebounds for the second-chance points when the shooting is off.

They have the O that Mississippi State can’t keep up with.

What’s Going To Happen

It’s a fun Alabama team that scores in bunches. Mississippi State would prefer to play a slower, defensive battle, but that’s not happening after the Tide get up fast with a slew of quick threes.

Alabama vs Mississippi State Prediction, Line

Alabama 80, Mississippi State 64
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Alabama -11, o/u: 149
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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