South Carolina and Mississippi State both cruised through relatively easy non-conference schedules, setting up a showdown to open SEC play on Saturday afternoon. The Gamecocks (12-1) have won five straight games since losing at then-No. 24 Clemson in early December, beating Florida A&M in a 94-62 final last Saturday. Mississippi State has won five straight games as well, bouncing back from consecutive losses to Georgia Tech and Southern. The Bulldogs (11-2) are coming off an 85-62 win over Bethune-Cookman on Sunday.
Tipoff is set for noon ET at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. The latest South Carolina vs. Mississippi State odds from SportsLine consensus list the Bulldogs as 3-point road favorites, while the over/under for total points is 134.5. You can watch Saturday's game on CBS and stream the game on Paramount+.
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How to watch South Carolina vs. Mississippi State
- South Carolina vs. Mississippi State date: Saturday, Jan. 6
- South Carolina vs. Mississippi State time: noon ET
- South Carolina vs. Mississippi State TV channel: CBS
- South Carolina vs. Mississippi State live stream: Paramount+
College basketball picks for South Carolina vs. Mississippi State
Before tuning into the Mississippi State vs. South Carolina game, you need to see the college basketball picks from SportsLine's advanced computer model. The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered Week 9 of the 2023-24 season on a 101-66 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $2,000 for $100 players. It is also off to an 11-4 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen huge returns.
For South Carolina vs. Mississippi State, the model projects that the Gamecocks cover the spread as 3-point home underdogs. Mississippi State has only gone on the road one time since losing outright to Georgia Tech as a 9.5-point favorite at the end of November. The Bulldogs failed to cover the 30-point spread in their 85-62 win over Bethune-Cookman on Sunday, allowing the Wildcats to shoot 42.2% from the floor.
South Carolina has opened its current six-game homestand with five consecutive victories, with the latter three wins coming by double digits. The Gamecocks have covered the spread in back-to-back games, including their 94-62 win over Florida A&M as 23.5-point favorites last Saturday. Freshman forward Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points off the bench, while senior guard Myles Stute had 16 points and knocked down four 3-pointers.
Junior guard Meechie Johnson leads South Carolina with 17.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while senior forward B.J. Mack is averaging 14.0 points and 5.1 boards. Mississippi State only has five wins in its last 20 road games, and it is 3-7 in its last 10 trips to Colonial Life Arena. South Carolina has covered the spread in 13 of its last 16 games and is riding a nine-game home winning streak, which is one reason why the Gamecocks are covering the spread in well over 60% of the model's latest simulations. Stream the game here.
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