#14 Mississippi State basketball (16-5, 4-4 SEC) looks to rebound from an agonizing loss to Alabama against the Missouri Tigers on Saturday. Mizzou enters this matchup ranked #20 in the country with a 16-4 record and a 5-2 mark in conference play. The Tigers have totally turned things around from last season when they went winless in the SEC and own impressive wins over Kansas, Florida, and Ole Miss.
This is big game for both teams and is likely to be tightly contested. Here's how you can watch...
Game time and TV channel for Mississippi State basketball vs Missouri Tigers
Bulldog basketball will open up the month of February with an earlier tipoff in Starkville. State is set to begin their home tilt with the Tigers at 12:00 PM CT. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network. You can also stream the game through the ESPN app. If you do not currently have a TV or streaming provider, FuboTV is a great place to catch all the action in college hoops and offers a free trial.
Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers point spread
Mississippi State is a favorite by a couple of scores over Missouri on Saturday. According to DraftKings Sportsbook as of Friday afternoon, the Bulldogs are 6.5 point favorites vs the Tigers. The oddsmakers expect a decent amount of scoring with the over/under total for the game is set at 149.5
Injury report for Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers
Despite Josh Hubbard and RJ Melendez both taking scary falls in the last game, both quickly returned to action. And fortunately, neither has an injury designation going into Saturday. Kanye Clary is, as we now know, out for the season. For Missouri, the only injury is center Trent Burns who has not played this season.
Mississippi State basketball vs Missouri Tigers score prediction
This is a tough game for Mississippi State coming off their heartbreaking loss to Alabama. The biggest concern is that Mizzou's biggest strength, three-point shooting, takes advantage of a weakness of the Bulldogs, three-point defense. That said, State is at home and should have their own edge over the Tiger defense. They'll keep Mizzou in check enough to get the win.
Mississippi State wins 76-70