Time:<\/strong> 9:00 PM ET \/ 6:00 PM PT
Broadcast:<\/strong> SEC Network
Location:<\/strong> Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
Spread:<\/strong> Mississippi State -1.5 | Total: 165.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alabama vs Mississippi State Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Mississippi State’s Humphrey Coliseum will be rockin’ on Wednesday night and we understand the sentiment for wanting to bet on the Bulldogs, but this has simply been a nightmare matchup for Chris Jans’s squad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the 2020-21 season, Alabama has won nine of the last ten meetings with several of those wins coming in blow-out fashion. The Crimson Tide won both of last year’s contests, including a 32-point win in Tuscaloosa in February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The formula in this matchup is very simple: Three is greater than two. Coach Oats has a simple philosophy on offense – Your first look should be at the rim, and if that is not there, look for a three-pointer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Crimson Tide are playing at the fastest pace in the country entering Wednesday, and Alabama’s offense is top-20 in efficiency, offensive rebounding rate, free throw attempts and two-point shooting percentage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over 47-percent of Alabama’s field goal attempts have come from beyond the arc, which is top-25 in the country. Mississippi State has already lost to Kentucky, Auburn and Tennessee in the SEC, and needed overtime to beat Ole Miss and South Carolina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’re a couple bounces away from Mississippi State being on a five-game losing streak heading into this contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bulldogs blew a 14-point lead in the second half against South Carolina on Saturday, scoring a total of five points over the last nine minutes of the game when the Gamecocks switched to a 1-3-1 zone defense that the Bulldogs didn’t know how to beat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is troubling against an Alabama defense that can throw a variety of looks at you with one of the deepest rosters in college basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alabama vs Mississippi State Predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In their two meetings last season, the Crimson Tide didn’t even shoot well but they just bludgeoned the Bulldogs with shot volume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alabama shot 32.9-percent from three-point range, but Oats knows how to play the numbers game in these matchups. Mississippi State only made a total of 11 three-pointers in those two games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you’re playing against the fastest-paced team in the country, that formula is simply not going to work. In conference play, Mississippi State is shooting 28.3-percent from three-point range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bulldogs have not shown that they can make up the three-point differential in this matchup against Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alabama vs Mississippi State Prediction: Alabama +1.5<\/h3>\n\n\n\nGoldSheet Top Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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