Mississippi State at Vanderbilt

Mississippi State is having a strong season and is on the NCAA Tournament bubble with 18 wins. The Bulldogs have a dynamite backcourt behind junior guard Quinndary Weatherspoon and Nick Weatherspoon, while 6-11 Abdul Ado (7.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game) mans the frontcourt. Mississippi State allows an SEC-least 66.2 points per game, which is #39 nationally. Mississippi State is 13-3 ATS against losing teams and a great bounce-back squad at 17-8 ATS when following a straight-up loss. They face a struggling Vanderbilt bunch that has lost eight of the last 10, on a 6-18 spread run. That included an 80-62 loss to Mississippi State, getting crushed on the glass 37-29, including 11-3 on the offensive boards. The Bulldogs are also 15-5-3 ATS in the last 23 meetings. Play Mississippi State.