Kentucky Wildcats vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Odds

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Kentucky (-9)
Game Total Line: (138.5)

The Kentucky Wildcats current tear though the SEC takes them to Humphrey Coliseum this Tuesday night when they square-off against the Mississippi Bulldogs. The tip-off for this conference clash is set for 9 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Kentucky has not only been tearing-up the schedule with an 18-game winning streak straight-up, it has turned things around against the spread as well with a 6-1 record in its last seven games. Overall, the Wildcats are 26-1 SU and 10-15-1 ATS. They are 9-1 SU (6-4 ATS) on the road and the total has stayed ‘under’ in nine of the 10 games.

This team continues to fine-tune itself for the month of March with double-digit blowouts in six of its last seven games. Kentucky is averaging 77.8 points a game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field. Anthony Davis and Doron Lamb have led the way with each averaging around 14 points a game, but there are four other players scoring at least nine points a game.

Mississippi State is headed in the opposite direction as the worst time of the year with three-straight losses and just two victories in its last six games. The Bulldogs dropped a 65-55 decision to lowly Auburn this past Saturday as 3.5-point road favorites to fall to 19-8 SU and 11-15 ATS. They are 15-2 SU at home this season, but just 6-10 ATS. The total has gone 9-7 in those 16 games.

The Bulldogs are averaging 72.5 points a game, but have failed to score more than 70 points in their last four outings. They are shooting 46 percent from the floor and 36 percent from three-point range on the year, but shot just 35.2 percent from the field in Saturday’s loss to the Tigers.

The Wildcats are 4-0 ATS in their last four road games, but just 2-10-1 ATS in its last 13 games following an ATS loss. The total has stayed ‘under’ in 10 of their last 11 games on the road.

The Bulldogs are 2-6 ATS in their last eight home games and 1-6 ATS in their last seven games in the conference. The total has gone ‘over’ in four of their last five games against a team with a SU winning record.

Head-to-head in this series, Kentucky is 2-5 ATS in the last seven meetings, but 3-1-1 ATS in its last five trips to Humphrey Coliseum. The total has gone ‘over’ in the last three games including an 85-79 Wildcat victory earlier this season as 17-point home favorites with the line set at 141.

Spread Betting Pick

Expect another fairly close battle this time around as the Bulldogs are now playing out of desperation, but it will not be enough to keep Kentucky from extending its current winning streak to 19 games.
Take Mississippi State +9 at 5Dimes and get reduced juice.