Tennessee Volunteers vs Mississippi State Bulldogs Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/09/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Wednesday February 9, 2022

Venue:  Humphrey Coliseum, Mississippi State, MS

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Tennessee -1, MS State +1; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Tennessee -1.5, MS State +1.5; Over/Under:  NL points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Tennessee -1.5, MS State +1.5; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Tennessee Volunteers:  16-6 (4th place, SEC)

Mississippi State Bulldogs:  14-8 (5th place, SEC)

 

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Tennessee Volunteers:  4-1 last 5

Mississippi State Bulldogs:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Tennessee is coming into this game with a 16-6 record overall and they are 3-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 11th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 7-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Texas Longhorns while their 5 wins in that span came against the Vanderbilt Commodores, the LSU Tigers, the Florida Gators, the Texas A&M Aggies, and the South Carolina Gamecocks in their last game. Josiah-Jordan James led the team in points in that game with 20 while Zakai Zeigler was next on the team off the bench with 18 points. Kennedy Chandler led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Uroš Plavšić led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 42.9% from the field, 51.9% from 3-point range, and 92.9% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63 PPG against them. Tennessee has an ATS record of 13-9 this season and their O/U record is 10-12.

 

 

Mississippi State is coming into this game with a 14-8 record overall and they are 12-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 10th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 5-4 in their conference games this season. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the South Carolina Gamecocks while their 3 losses in that span came against the Kentucky Wildcats, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and the Arkansas Razorbacks in their last game. Iverson Molinar led the team in points in that game with 19 while Garrison Brooks was next on the team with 12 points. Tolu Smith and D.J. Jeffries both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Brooks led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 35.3% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 72.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.4 PPG against them. Mississippi State has an ATS record of 12-10 this season and their O/U record is 13-9.

 

Mississippi State is coming into this game off of a tough loss in their last game on the road and they have lost 3 of their last 4 games but they have played some tough opponents in that span. They have lost 2 of those games against ranked opponents and most of those games were on the road as well. They have been very good at home this season with a 12-1 record and they are going up against a Tennessee side that has been struggling on the road this season with a losing record. Tennessee has been heating up recently playing very well with 4 wins in their last 5 games and they have played some very quality teams as well with their 1 loss coming on the road by 1 point against a ranked Texas team. They will likely continue to heat up into this game and come out with the win on the road here but Mississippi State will give them a good game and keep this very close.

 

Tennessee Mississippi State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday February 9, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Tennessee 63 MS State 61.

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Tennessee Volunteers: 18-27 ATS against conference opponents. 2-8 ATS off a road win. 11-7 OVER when the line is +3 to -3.

Mississippi State Bulldogs: 41-22 ATS as a home underdog or pick. 95-58 ATS off a road loss. 27-13 OVER when the total is 130 to 139.5.

 

 

Tennessee Volunteers:  O. Nkamhoua (F) out for season - Ankle injury.

Mississippi State Bulldogs:  T. Smith (F) Out indefinitely - Knee injury.

 

 

“All year, that has been a good lineup for us, it really has been. I thought Josiah(-Jordan James) did a great job setting the tone for us both on the offensive end and defensive end at the very start. You go back and look at the first half, it was played the way we expected it to be played. It was going that same way in the second half. Zakai (Zeigler) hit those two big threes.” - Rick Barnes on his team’s win against South Carolina.

 

 

"Making big plays down the stretch, I think that's something we're struggling to do right now. We're going to have to figure it out eventually." - Garrison Brooks after a loss against Arkansas.

 

 

 

K. Chandler 

J. Fulkerson 

J. James 

O. Nkamhoua 

S. Vescovi

 

G. Brooks 

D. Jeffries 

C. Matthews 

I. Molinar 

S. Moore

 

 

PPG: S. Vescovi (13.9)

APG: K. Chandler (5)

Reb/G: J. James (5.7)

 

PPG: I. Molinar (18.2)

APG: I. Molinar (4)

Reb/G: T. Smith (6.6)

 

Coaches:

Tennessee Volunteers: Rick Barnes (7th season)

Mississippi State Bulldogs: Ben Howland (7th season)