SEC Basketball Preview/Prediction: Mississippi State at Auburn

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Mississippi State visits Auburn on Saturday in a key SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, team ratings, injury reports, game TV information along with a final score prediction.

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Team Statistical Comparison

	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Mississippi State	45.6	35.3	64.2	25	41.9	6.8	4.7	13.0	15.0
Mississippi State OPP	40.2	32.3	75.9	244	34.8	6.8	3.6	13.6	12.8
	FG%	3PT%	FT%	ORB	RBPG	SPG	BPG	APG	TOPG
Auburn	43.7	32.6	70.4	25	43.1	6.4	6.2	15.0	16.3
Auburn OPP	43.9	33.2	69.1	305	40.0	8.7	3.9	12.7	14.2

Key: ORB=Offensive rebounds; RBPR=Rebounds per game; SPG=Steals per game; BPG=Blocked shots per game; APG=Assists per game; TOPG=Turnovers per game.

Statistical Leaders

SCORING
F.Name	L.Name	Team	PPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%
D.J.	Stewart	MSU	16.4	42.6	37.1	77.2
Iverson	Molinar	MSU	16.3	47.8	46.7	82.1
Allen	Flanigan	AUB	14.3	47.4	34.6	77.6
Tolu	Smith	MSU	12.8	58.6	—	61.9
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	10.7	51.9	37.2	54.8
STEALS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	STLs	SPG
D.J.	Stewart	MSU	32	1.5
Iverson	Molinar	MSU	21	1.1
Sharife	Cooper	AUB	11	1.0
Cameron	Matthews	MSU	20	1.0
BLOCKS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	BLKs	BPG
Abdul	Ado	MSU	40	1.8
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	33	1.5
JT	Thor	AUB	26	1.2
Babatunde	Akingbola	AUB	24	1.1
Tolu	Smith	MSU	19	0.9
Dylan	Cardwell	AUB	16	0.7
Devan	Cambridge	AUB	12	0.5
Quinten	Post	MSU	10	0.5
REBOUNDS
F.Name	L.Name	Team	DREBs	REBs	RPG
Tolu	Smith	MSU	76	184	8.4
Abdul	Ado	MSU	52	135	6.1
Allen	Flanigan	AUB	23	117	5.3
Jaylin	Williams	AUB	30	109	5.0
JT	Thor	AUB	33	102	4.6
Sharife	Cooper	AUB	7	48	4.4
Javian	Davis	MSU	29	75	4.2
Iverson	Molinar	MSU	5	75	3.9
Devan	Cambridge	AUB	24	81	3.7

Mississippi State vs. Auburn Basketball Series History

Auburn leads 78-70.

College Basketball Ratings

Source	Mississippi State	Auburn
NCAA NET	76	71
Sagarin	69	64
ESPN BPI	58	73
Ken Pomeroy	64	66
Massey Composite	73	77

Mississippi State Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Jalen Johnson	F	6′-6″	210	SR
1	Iverson Molinar	G	6′-3″	190	SO
2	Javian Davis	F	6′-9″	245	SO
3	D.J. Stewart Jr.	G	6′-6″	205	SO
4	Cameron Matthews	G	6′-7″	220	FR
5	Deivon Smith	G	6′-1″	165	FR
11	Andersson Garcia	G	6′-7″	205	FR
20	Derek Fountain	F	6′-9″	210	FR
21	Justin Rumph	G	6′-5″	215	JR
24	Abdul Ado	F	6′-11″	255	SR
25	Isaac Stansbury	G	6′-1″	160	SO
30	Andrew Junkin	F	6′-11″	240	SO
32	Quinten Post	F	7′-0″	240	SO
33	Reggie Morris	G	6′-1″	160	FR
35	Tolu Smith	F	6′-10″	245	SO
55	Keondre Montgomery	G	6′-7″	200	FR

Auburn Roster

NO	NAME	POS	HT	WT	CLASS
0	Tyrell Jones	G	6′-1″	195	SO
1	Jamal Johnson	G	6′-4″	195	JR
2	Sharife Cooper	G	6′-1″	180	FR
4	Javon Franklin	F	6′-7″	220	JR
5	Chris Moore	F	6′-6″	240	FR
10	JT Thor	F	6′-10″	205	FR
12	Lior Berman	G	6′-4″	215	SO
13	Babatunde Akingbola	C	6′-10″	245	SO
14	Preston Cook	G	6′-4″	205	JR
20	Ty Cressman	F	6′-7″	244	SO
20	Carter Sobera	G	6′-5″	187	FR
22	Allen Flanigan	G	6′-6″	215	SO
23	Jaylin Williams	F	6′-8″	230	SO
24	Justin Powell	G	6′-6″	205	FR
25	Chandler Leopard	G	6′-3″	195	SO
33	Chase Maasdorp	G	6′-0″	175	SO
35	Devan Cambridge	G	6′-6″	215	SO
44	Dylan Cardwell	C	6′-11″	250	FR

Mississippi State Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/25/2020*	Mississippi St	42	Clemson	53
11/26/2020*	Liberty	84	Mississippi St	73
11/30/2020	Texas State	51	Mississippi St	68
12/4/2020	North Texas	63	Mississippi St	69
12/8/2020	Jackson State	59	Mississippi St	82
12/12/2020	Mississippi St	82	Dayton	85
12/16/2020	Cent Arkansas	65	Mississippi St	81
12/21/2020	Mississippi Valley	48	Mississippi St	87
12/30/2020	Mississippi St	83	Georgia	73
1/2/2021	Kentucky	78	Mississippi St	73
1/5/2021	Missouri	63	Mississippi St	78
1/9/2021	Mississippi St	84	Vanderbilt	81
1/13/2021	Texas A&M	56	Mississippi St	55
1/16/2021	Florida	69	Mississippi St	72
1/19/2021	Ole Miss	64	Mississippi St	46
1/23/2021	Mississippi St	73	Alabama	81
1/26/2021	Mississippi St	53	Tennessee	56
1/30/2021	Iowa State	56	Mississippi St	95
2/2/2021	Mississippi St	45	Arkansas	61
2/6/2021	Mississippi State	75	South Carolina	59
2/10/2021	LSU	94	Mississippi State	80
2/13/2021	Vanderbilt	72	Mississippi State	51
2/18/2021	Mississippi State	PPD	Auburn	PPD
2/20/2021	Mississippi State	66	Ole Miss	56
2/24/2021	South Carolina	48	Mississippi State	69
2/27/2021	Alabama	64	Mississippi State	59
3/3/2021	Mississippi State	63	Texas A&M	57
3/6/2021	Mississippi State		Auburn

Auburn Schedule/Results

Date	Visitor	Points	Home	Points
11/26/2020	Auburn	96	Saint Joseph’s	91
11/27/2020*	Auburn	67	Gonzaga	90
11/30/2020	Auburn	55	UCF	63
12/4/2020	South Alabama	81	Auburn	90
12/12/2020	Memphis	71	Auburn	74
12/15/2020	Texas Southern	63	Auburn	80
12/19/2020	Troy	41	Auburn	77
12/22/2020	Appalachian St	53	Auburn	67
12/30/2020	Arkansas	97	Auburn	85
1/2/2021	Auburn	66	Texas A&M	68
1/6/2021	Auburn	61	Ole Miss	72
1/9/2021	Alabama	94	Auburn	90
1/13/2021	Auburn	95	Georgia	77
1/16/2021	Kentucky	59	Auburn	66
1/20/2021	Auburn	73	Arkansas	75
1/23/2021	Auburn	109	South Carolina	86
1/26/2021	Missouri	82	Auburn	88
1/30/2021	Auburn	72	Baylor	84
2/2/2021	Georgia	91	Auburn	86
2/6/2021	Ole Miss	86	Auburn	84
2/9/2021	Auburn	73	Vanderbilt	67
2/13/2021	Auburn	80	Kentucky	82
2/18/2021	Mississippi State	PPD	Auburn	PPD
2/20/2021	Auburn	80	LSU	104
2/23/2021	Florida	74	Auburn	57
2/27/2021	Tennessee	72	Auburn	77
3/2/2021	Auburn	58	Alabama	70
3/6/2021	Mississippi State		Auburn

Injuries and Suspensions

Mississippi State

[F] 03/05/2021 – Cameron Matthews is “?” Saturday vs Auburn (Undisclosed)

Auburn

[G] 01/25/2021 – Justin Powell is out indefinitely (Concussion)
(!)[G] 03/05/2021 – Sharife Cooper is “?” Saturday vs Mississippi St (Ankle)

Source: statfox.com

Mississippi State-Auburn Prediction

Auburn 77, Mississippi State 73

Saturday‘s game tips off at 1:00 PM ET. TV: SEC NETWORK.