Mississippi State vs. Memphis betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 20

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The Memphis Tigers (4-6) are underdogs (by 3.5 points) to break a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-5) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET. The matchup’s point total is set at 152.5.

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Mississippi State Cover -3.5 vs Memphis -112

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Mississippi State vs. Memphis betting lines

  • Mississippi State moneyline odds to win: -182
  • Memphis moneyline odds to win: +151
  • Spread: Mississippi State (-3.5)
  • Total: 152.5

Mississippi State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Mississippi State had a worse record against the spread in home games (6-9-0) than it did in road games (6-5-0) last season.
  • In terms of over/unders, the Bulldogs hit the over less often in home games last season, as they went over the total nine times in 15 opportunities (60%). In away games, they hit the over seven times in 11 opportunities (63.6%).
  • Mississippi State won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last year, going 10-5 (.667). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 4-1 (.800).

Last season stats

  • The Bulldogs put up 79.5 points per game and allowed 74.2 last season, making them 47th in the nation offensively and 245th on defense.
  • Mississippi State was 28th in the nation in rebounds per game (35.2) and 283rd in rebounds allowed (32.8) last year.
  • With 15.2 assists per game last year, the Bulldogs were 69th in college basketball.

Mississippi State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-9-0 (Home: 0-5-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 0-6-0 (As Favorite: 2-8-0; As Underdog: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-4-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-4 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.0 (207th in nation) 42.5 (134th) 37.5 (36th) 36.0 (346th) 13.0 (277th) 11.3 (153rd)

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Memphis statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last year, Memphis was 6-9-0 at home against the spread (.400 winning percentage). On the road, it was 6-6-0 ATS (.500).
  • Tigers games went above the over/under more often at home (nine times out of 15) than on the road (five of 12) last season.
  • The Tigers, when moneyline underdogs, won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (2-0) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Tigers averaged 79.9 points per game (40th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while surrendering 73.4 points per contest (223rd-ranked).
  • Last year Memphis grabbed 34.5 rebounds per game (50th-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 30.8 rebounds per contest (153rd-ranked).
  • The Tigers put up 14.4 assists per game, which ranked them 111th in the nation.

Memphis betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-2-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 5-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (314th in nation) 41.6 (95th) 32.8 (202nd) 33.4 (286th) 13.7 (238th) 13.1 (289th)
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