Mississippi State at Cincinnati

The Bulldogs preparation for this one may have been reduced by the fact that head coach Rick Stansbury was out sick with a viral infection, which caused him some time in the hospital. Both of these teams have been exceptional on the defensive end as they are each limiting opponents to 35%, and both have key go-to type players in Varando for the Bulldogs and Vaughn for the Bearcats. The difference here is likely to be the venue. Although this is considered a neutral-court game, it is being played in Cincinnati. The Bearcats have done an impressive job against good teams as they are 15-6 ATS in their last 21 against teams with a winning percentage of over .600. I expect the Bearcats to get it done once again over a solid Bulldog team and I will lay the points here.