LSU vs. Mississippi State odds, score prediction, time: 2024 SEC Tournament picks, March 14 bets by

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The LSU Tigers and the Mississippi State Bulldogs are set to clash on Thursday in a 2024 SEC Tournament second-round matchup. LSU finished the regular season 17-14, while Miss. State finished the regular season 19-12. The Bulldogs have won the last two meetings, including a 20-point victory on Feb. 24. LSU is 13-18 against the spread in the 2023-24 college basketball season, while Mississippi State is 14-16-1 versus the line.

Tip-off is at 1 p.m. ET at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The Bulldogs are favored by 5 points in the latest LSU vs. Mississippi State odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 145 points. Before entering any Mississippi State vs. LSU picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters 2024 conference championship week on a 145-104 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It also has a strong 28-18 (+820) record on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.

The model has set its sights on Mississippi State vs. LSU. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds and betting lines for LSU vs. MS State:

  • LSU vs. Mississippi State spread: LSU +5
  • LSU vs. Mississippi State over/under: 145 points
  • LSU vs. Mississippi State money line: LSU: +174, Miss. State: -212
  • LSU vs. Mississippi State picks: See picks at SportsLine

What you need to know about LSU

Last Saturday, LSU didn't have too much breathing room in its match against the Missouri Tigers, but it still walked away with a 84-80 win. Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead LSU to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trae Hannibal, who scored 24 points with five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Dean, who scored 12 points to go along with six rebounds and two steals.

Neither Hannibal nor Dean average more than 6.4 points per game as the Tigers received unexpected contributions from those two. The team's leading scorer is Jordan Wright (15.1 ppg), while Will Baker (11.4 ppg) is the only other active player averaging in double-figures. However, the defense seems to be the barometer for success for the Tigers as they are 11-0 straight-up when keeping an opponent under 67 points and 0-8 when allowing an opponent to score more than 80 points. See which team to pick here.

What you need to know about Mississippi State

Meanwhile, Mississippi State's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after its fourth straight defeat. It fell to the South Carolina Gamecocks 93-89. Even though the team lost, it still had its share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Josh Hubbard, who scored 28 points. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 23 or more in the last five games he's played. Cameron Matthews was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Hubbard (16.8 ppg) and Tolu Smith (16.3 ppg) both rank in the top 10 in the SEC in scoring for a Bulldogs team which has struggled after a strong start to the season. The team was ranked in the top 25 in back-to-back polls in November but hasn't been able to recapture that magic. However, even though the Bulldogs are under .500 ATS overall (14-16-1), they are a robust 8-2 ATS when favored away from their home arena. See which team to pick here.

How to make LSU vs. Mississippi State picks

The model has simulated Mississippi State vs. LSU 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that hits in almost 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins LSU vs. Mississippi State, and which side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Mississippi State vs. LSU spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that has returned more than $1,700 on its college basketball picks this season, and find out.

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