How to watch Mississippi State basketball's season opener vs West Georgia

Mississippi State basketball tips-off the 2024-2025 season on Monday with a home game against the West Georgia Wolves. Here's how you can watch...

Mississippi State basketball vs West Georgia game time

The Bulldogs will have an evening tip-off to begin the 2024-2024 season. Their season-opener is set to begin at 6:30 PM CT at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Even for a Monday night, there should be a good crowd on hand at the Hump given it's the first game for a highly-anticipated season.

Mississippi State basketball vs West Georgia TV channel

As is the case with many non-conference games for basketball, Mississippi State's game with West Georgia will only be available for streaming. The game will be broadcast on both ESPN+ and SEC Network+. ESPN+ is a subscription based service you must sign up for. SEC Network+ comes complimentary for those with access to the regular SEC Network channel through their cable, satellite, or streaming provider. In either case, one can access the broadcast through the ESPN app and entering their proper subscription or TV provider information.

West Georgia is making its D-I debut

This will be the West Georgia Wolves' first game as a Division I program. A longtime D-II member, the Wolves made the move to the Atlantic Sun Conference during the offseason. They were a respectable basketball program at the lower level, regularly making the D-II Tournament.

ESPN analytics give the Bulldogs a huge advantage over West Georgia

As you can probably imagine, Mississippi State is heavily expected to get the win in their season-opener. According to ESPN analytics, the Bulldogs have a 97.9% chance of defeating the Wolves. That's not at all a surprise. A good SEC team should be able to handle business. But basketball sees plenty of upsets of this magnitude, so State can by no means take this one lightly.

Mississippi State Bulldogs vs West Georgia Wolves score prediction

I expect the Bulldogs to get a relatively easy win to open up the season. State's new-look offense will put on a show to lead them to a win. However, West Georgia was a very good offensive team last season, and with MSU having some defensive questions entering the year, I think they'll put some points on the board.

Mississippi State wins 93-70