Auburn Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs 03/02/2022 Favorite Picks, Predictions and Game Preview

Auburn Tigers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs 03/02/2022 – The Auburn Tigers are one of the best college basketball teams and the 2022 March Madness picks seem to be slanting towards their side after their incredible 13-3 conference record. The Tigers are at the top of the Southeastern play and they look forward to rebounding from their last defeat. The Bulldogs are coming into this game holding the ninth spot on the table. Mississippi won their last game but they are up against one of the best opponents. The odds are in favor of the Tigers to win and cover the spread.

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Auburn Tigers	-4 (-107)	142.5 o (-107)	-182
Mississippi State Bulldogs	+4 (-107)	142.5 u (-107)	+130

Gameday!

⌚️ 8 p.m. CT
📍 Starkville, MS
📺 @SECNetwork
📻 https://t.co/urb2nxfBhY#WarEagle

— Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) March 2, 2022

Auburn Tigers

The Auburn Tigers are holding a solid 25-4 overall record and are undefeated at home. The Tigers are a couple of games ahead of the Kentucky Wildcats. In their last game, they lost against the Tennessee Volunteers with a final score of 67-62. The Tigers are averaging at 79.1 points per game with their powerful offense and are giving up 66.9 points from the defensive end. Jaari Smith is the lead scorer with 16.1 points while Walker Kessler is the leader in rebounding with 7.5 and assists with nine.

Players to watch: J. Smith F (GP 29, MIN 28.1, PTS 16.6, REB 6.8, AST 1.8, STL 1.2, BLK 1, TO 1.8, FG% 43.4, FT% 80.9, 3P% 41.9), K.D. Johnson G (GP 29, MIN 27.3, PTS 12.5, REB 2.7, AST 1.4, STL 2, BLK 0, TO 1.6, FG% 40, FT% 70.2, 3P% 30.7), W. Green Jr. G (GP 29, MIN 26.3, PTS 12.2, REB 3.9, AST 5, STL 1.6, BLK 0, TO 2.3, FG% 36.5, FT% 86.1, 3P% 30.9).

Mississippi State Bulldogs

The Bulldogs are no match for the Tigers with their scoring offense touching 71.6 points per game. From the defensive end, they are giving up 66.2 points. Mississippi State has Iverson Molinar as their leader in scoring with 17.5 points while Garrison Brooks is the leading rebounder with 6.3. Brooks is also the leader in assists with seven. The Bulldogs are holding an 8-8 conference record and are 17-12 with their overall play. In their last outing, they defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores with a final score of 74-69.

Players to watch: I. Molinar G (GP 29, MIN 33.7, PTS 18.1, REB 3, AST 3.7, STL 1.2, BLK 0.4, TO 2.1, FG% 47.7, FT% 87.5, 3P% 26.5), T. Smith F (GP 16, MIN 26.7, PTS 13, REB 5.8, AST 0.9, STL 0.9, BLK 0.4, TO 1.5, FG% 55.6, FT% 64.4, 3P% 0), G. Brooks F (GP 29, MIN 30.2, PTS 10.8, REB 6.8, AST 0.9, STL 0.3, BLK 0.8, TO 1.5, FG% 46.6, FT% 69.6, 3P% 33.9).

Trends

Auburn Tigers

Auburn are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
Tigers are 17-3 SU in their last 20 games.
Auburn are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against Mississippi State.
Auburn are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Mississippi State.
Tigers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games on the road.

Mississippi State Bulldogs

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Mississippi State’s last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Mississippi State’s last 6 games against Auburn.
Mississippi State are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home.
Mississippi State are 15-3 SU in their last 18 games when playing at home against Auburn.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Mississippi State’s last 8 games against an opponent in the Southeastern conference.