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Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Kentucky Wildcats
The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Kentucky Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Bridgestone Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -2-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 131.
Kentucky was a 92-64 winner in their most recent outing at home against Gamecocks. They covered the -8-point spread as favorites.
Mississippi State lost its last outing, a 78-71 result against Tigers on March 06. They failed to cover in that game as a +1.5-point underdog.
Mississippi State:
Team record: 14-13 SU,15-12 ATS
Mississippi State is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kentucky
Mississippi State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kentucky
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Mississippi State's last 8 games when playing Kentucky
Kentucky:
Team record: 9-15 SU,8-15-1 ATS
Kentucky is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Mississippi State
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Mississippi State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kentucky's last 8 games when playing Mississippi State