Michigan State -1 (-110) over Mississippi State
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- Michigan State’s defense is ranked eighth in defensive efficiency at Kenpom and they should shut down Mississippi State in this game.
- While Mississippi State looked good in the SEC Tournament, they were still a sub-.500 team in conference play during the regular season.
The Michigan State Spartans will face off with the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 21, 2024 at 12:15 pm ET. The opening betting odds from DraftKings Sportsbook have the Michigan State Spartans as -1.0 favorites.
The early action has the Michigan State Spartans taking 63% of the spread bets, while the Mississippi State Bulldogs are getting 37% of the bets.
The opening total of 130.5 has prompted 50% of bets to the under and 50% of bets to the over.
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Defense will be the determining factor in the Michigan State vs Mississippi State matchup on Thursday to kick off the round of 64. Michigan State’s defense has been excellent all season long, helping them to nearly beat Purdue twice late in the season. That defense will help the Spartans to get a win here, over a Mississippi State team that is not nearly as good as they looked during the SEC tournament last week in Nashville.
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MST Advanced Game Stats MSPST 69.2 Pace 69.7 112.5 Off.Rate 105.2 .378 FTr .354 .327 3PAr .442 .559 TS% .549 56.4 TRB% 48.3 61.6 AST% 53.2 7.9 STL% 8.7 13.3 BLK% 8.6 .512 eFG% .519 14.2 TOV% 16.6 35.3 ORB% 29.5 .296 TF/FGA .246 MST Advanced Game Stats MSPST 69.2 Pace 69.7 96.8 Off.Rate 113.1 .331 FTr .316 .414 3PAr .423 .502 TS% .546 43.6 TRB% 51.7 53.4 AST% 53.3 8.6 STL% 13.1 7.8 BLK% 14.3 .461 eFG% .517 14.6 TOV% 12.7 24.6 ORB% 34.1 .238 TF/FGA .221 Betting Trends
MST Betting Trends MSPST OVERALL OVERALL 1-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 3-0-0 67.67 Avg Score 69.67 66.33 Avg Opp Score 63 AWAY HOME 0-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 66.67 Avg Score 87 70.67 Avg Opp Score 85 MST Betting Trends MSPST OVERALL OVERALL 2-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-3-0 3-2-0 ATS W/L/P 3-2-0 66 Avg Score 73.4 65.6 Avg Opp Score 71.4 AWAY HOME 2-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 4-1-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 70.6 Avg Score 81.4 69.4 Avg Opp Score 76.8 MST Betting Trends MSPST OVERALL OVERALL 5-5-0 Win/Loss/Tie 5-5-0 6-4-0 ATS W/L/P 5-5-0 69.9 Avg Score 76 68.1 Avg Opp Score 73.1 AWAY HOME 3-7-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 6-4-0 ATS W/L/P 4-5-1 67.8 Avg Score 77.5 70.5 Avg Opp Score 71.3 Head to Head
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