ESPN’s Matchup Predictor, which offers a prediction model based on its Men’s College Basketball Power Index ratings and other variables, currently gives Alabama a slight edge to win Wednesday’s game in Starkville: 53.7 percent compared to Mississippi State’s 46.3 percent.
Predictions, picks and odds as Mississippi State faces Alabama this college basketball season. Plus, injury updates and the latest news.
Looking back, Alabama vs. Mississippi State is a matchup that dates back to the early-1900’s, with the Crimson Tide holding a commanding 135-77 in the all-time series history. Of those meetings, Alabama holds an 85-15 advantage in Coleman Coliseum, while also 42-59 in Starkville.
No. 14 Mississippi State (16-4, 4-3) has lost three of its last five games with the setbacks all coming against ranked foes: then-No. 6 Kentucky, No. 1 Auburn and then-No. 6 Tennessee. The Bulldogs notched a 65-60 road victory in overtime versus South Carolina on Saturday. Alabama beat visiting LSU 80-73 on Saturday.
Alabama changed its starting lineup against LSU on Saturday night for the first time in over a month. Since about mid-December, the Crimson Tide had started the same five of Mark Sears, Labaron Philon,
Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats responded to criticism received after the surprise benching of a Crimson Tide player. He doubled down on his stance
Malik Dia’s 23 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks led No. 21 Mississippi to a 74-64 win over No. 4 Alabama on Tuesday.
The No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs host the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide. The teams play Wednesday for the first time this season.
For the past few press conferences, Alabama men's basketball head coach Nate Oats has given a not-so-optimistic answer to the questions regard
A writer at Southern Living this week may have started a war between Alabama and Mississippi with the bold suggestion that Florence, Miss.’s Pleasin’ Country Pleasin’ Sausage ‘is better than Conecuh’ — at least in the opinion of Mississippians.
The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, in honor of the Confederate general.
Here's a look at where Mississippi State stands in this week's NCAA tournament projections. CBS Sports' Jerry Palm kept Mississippi State as a No. 4 seed. He has it matched up against No. 13 Northern Colorado in Seattle. The winner would play either No. 5 Louisville or No. 12 Samford.