Auburn vs Mississippi State 1/14/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers meet Saturday in faculty basketball motion from Auburn Enviornment. Mississippi State is 12-4 general this yr. The Bulldogs misplaced to Georgia on Wednesday of their final sport. As for Auburn, they’re 13-3 general and coming off a win over Ole Miss. Examine again all season lengthy without cost faculty basketball picks at Sports activities Chat Place.

Mississippi State kicked off the yr with 11 straight wins earlier than falling to Drake on December 20. The Bulldogs have since gone 1-3 with losses to Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia alongside a win over Ole Miss. 

Within the Georgia sport on Wednesday, the Bulldogs have been down 20-19 by halftime. Mississippi State didn’t find yourself getting any nearer on a 38-31 second-half deficit in a 58-50 loss. Shakeel Moore was the highest scorer on 15 factors. 

Over on the Auburn aspect, they have been 10-2 after 12 video games with losses to Memphis and USC. The Tigers are at the moment on a 3-1 run during the last 4 with wins over Florida, Arkansas and Ole Miss alongside a loss to Georgia. 

Again on Tuesday versus Ole Miss, Auburn took a 35-34 deficit into the second half. The Tigers rallied on a 48-38 run from there and gained it 82-73. Wendell Inexperienced led the staff on 23 factors and Johni Broome doubled on 19 factors and 11 rebounds. 

PICK: I’ll most likely follow Auburn on this one. It ought to be an attention-grabbing matchup, although. The Tigers began out sluggish in opposition to Ole Miss of their final sport however they have been capable of rally late for his or her fourth win in 5 video games. Auburn has scored 71 or extra factors in seven of their final 9 video games and they need to be in fairly fine condition if they’ll hit that threshold right here. As for Mississippi State, they’ve been fairly listless on the scoreboard amid a troublesome run of video games recently. The Bulldogs have 64 or fewer factors in three straight video games, and 53 or fewer in two of these. If Mississippi State doesn’t get off to a superb begin on this one, they’ll be left behind early.