Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/27/2021

SEC opponents meet when the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide (18-6) visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-11) at Humphrey Coliseum, tipping off at 6:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 27, 2021. The Crimson Tide are 6-point favorites in the game, the second matchup between the teams this season. The over/under is 147.5 in the matchup.

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Alabama Leaders

• Herbert Jones leads the Crimson Tide in assists and rebounds. He puts up 3.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game.
• The squad is led in scoring by Jaden Shackelford's 14.1 points per game.
• The 2.5 three-pointers John Petty Jr. makes per game are a team-high mark for the Crimson Tide.
• The Crimson Tide steals leader is Jones, who grabs 1.7 per game. Jordan Bruner leads the team averaging 1.1 blocks a game.

Mississippi State Leaders

• D.J. Stewart owns the Bulldogs top spot in scoring with 16.6 points per game and also tacks on 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest.
• The Mississippi State leaders in rebounds and assists are Tolu Smith (8.4 rebounds per game) and Deivon Smith (2.9 assists per game).
• Stewart hits a team-high 1.5 three-pointers per game for the Bulldogs.
• Mississippi State's Stewart has the top spot on the team's steals leaderboard with 1.4 per game and Abdul Ado is first in blocks with 1.8 per game.

Alabama vs Mississippi State: Last 5 Meetings

Alabama leads the past five matchups 3-2 over Mississippi State. The Bulldogs have a 2-1 record against the spread in those games against the Crimson Tide.

Points Insights

• The Crimson Tide record 14.6 more points per game (80.2) than the Bulldogs allow (65.6).
• When Alabama puts up more than 65.6 points, it is 15-0 against the spread and 18-2 overall.
• Mississippi State has compiled a 1-3 record against the spread and a 1-4 record overall in games when it allows more than 80.2 points.
• The Bulldogs' 70.1 points per game are only 0.8 fewer points than the 70.9 the Crimson Tide give up to opponents.
• Mississippi State is 9-0 against the spread and 9-5 overall when it scores more than 70.9 points.
• Alabama has a 10-3 record overall and an ATS record of 7-6 in games when its opponents score more than 70.1 points.
• The Crimson Tide have totaled 224 more points than their opponents this season (9.3 per game on average), and the Bulldogs have scored 107 more points than their opponents (4.5 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (38 and 36.5 boards per game, respectively).
• When Alabama earns the rebounding advantage they are 10-3 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Mississippi State is 0-5.
• The Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs grab offensive rebounds at nearly the same rate (10.6 and 11.2 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Bulldogs are 9-4 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Crimson Tide are 9-3 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. Alabama records an average rebounding margin of +1.8 rebounds per game. Mississippi State averages a margin of +6.8 rebounds.