Kentucky vs Mississippi State Picks and Prediction – 1/12/2025

By: Kim Smith |

Last Updated: 01/10/2025 at 8:45 PM ET

Kentucky at Mississippi State 01/11/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions
Game Start: 1/12/2025, 1:30 AM UTC
Latest Odds: MSST -5 ; O/U 161

Kentucky vs Mississippi State Prediction

The Wildcats are taking to the road to face the Bulldogs on Saturday at 8:30 PM EST. The game is taking place at Humphrey Coliseum and is being broadcast on SEC Network. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

In their last 5 games the Wildcats have posted a 3-2 record. The Kentucky team in their last game ended up losing the game to Georgia by a score of 82-69. The Wildcats have now posted a record of 12-3 on the year overall.

The Wildcats have managed to put in 88.8 points per game on 48.1% of the shots from the field. The Wildcats has pulled down 40.9 boards and 18.4 assists per game. The defense for Kentucky has allowed 73.9 points per game, but has ended up getting 4.9 blocks and 7.3 steals per game.

In their last 5 games the Bulldogs have posted a 5-0 record. The Mississippi State team in their last game ended up winning the game to Vanderbilt by a score of 76-64. The Bulldogs have now posted a record of 14-1 on the year overall.

The Bulldogs have managed to put in 83.5 points per game on 47.6% of the shots from the field. The Bulldogs has pulled down 39.3 boards and 17.3 assists per game. The defense for Mississippi State has allowed 66.5 points per game, but has ended up getting 4.6 blocks and 10.1 steals per game.

Kentucky vs Mississippi State Pick Analysis

The Wildcats would normally be the pick in this game, but Kentucky has looked horrible lately. The Bulldogs are coming in with a defense that can easily put the Wildcats to shame and playing at home the Bulldogs are going to have a noisy arena that will keep the Wildcats offense off balance in this game and help the Bulldogs secure the win. Final Score Prediction, Mississippi State Bulldogs win 78-70.

Our Free NCAA Basketball Pick for Mississippi State vs Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats +5