Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/23/2021

The No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-3) will try to build on an eight-game win streak when they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs (9-6) on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Coleman Coliseum as 9-point favorites. The contest airs at 6:00 PM ET on SECN. The matchup's over/under is 149.

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ATS Records for Alabama and Mississippi State

Alabama Leaders

• The Crimson Tide scoring leader is John Petty Jr., who contributes 14.3 points per game.
• Jahvon Quinerly leads Alabama with 3.3 assists a game and Herbert Jones paces the squad with 5.7 rebounds per outing.
• The 2.8 three-pointers Petty makes per game are a team-high mark for the Crimson Tide.
• Jordan Bruner averages 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Both numbers are team-highs for Alabama.

Mississippi State Leaders

• The Bulldogs leader in scoring is D.J. Stewart with 17.4 points per game. He also adds 3.7 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game.
• Tolu Smith (8.7 rebounds per game) and Iverson Molinar (3.3 assists per game) are the Mississippi State leaders in rebounds and assists.
• Stewart makes a team-high 1.6 three-pointers per game for the Bulldogs.
• Molinar leads the Crimson Tide with 1.5 steals per game and Abdul Ado is their top shot blocker with 1.9 blocks per game.

Alabama vs Mississippi State: Last 4 Meetings

The record between Alabama and Mississippi State is tied 2-2 over the past four matchups. The Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs have a tied 1-1 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The 81.8 points per game the Crimson Tide put up are 15.7 more points than the Bulldogs give up (66.1).
• When Alabama puts up more than 66.1 points, it is 12-1 overall and 11-0 against the spread.
• Mississippi State is 0-1 against the spread and 0-2 overall when allowing more than 81.8 points.
• The Bulldogs put up just 1.2 more points per game (71.7) than the Crimson Tide give up to opponents (70.5).
• Mississippi State has put together a 7-0 ATS record and a 7-3 overall record in games it scores more than 70.5 points.
• Alabama is 3-3 against the spread and 4-2 overall when it gives up more than 71.7 points.
• The Crimson Tide have out-scored their opponents by a total of 170 points this season (11.3 points per game on average), and the Bulldogs have put up 83 more points than their opponents on the year (5.6 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (39.9 and 37.7 boards per game, respectively).
• When Alabama earns the rebounding advantage they are 7-1 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Mississippi State is 0-2.
• The Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs collect offensive rebounds at about the same rate (12 and 12.1 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• When the Bulldogs grab the most offensive rebounds they are 6-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, the Crimson Tide are 6-2.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. Alabama records an average rebounding margin of +1.9 rebounds per game. Mississippi State averages a margin of +8.4 rebounds.