Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M betting: College basketball preview for February 18

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The No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies (20-5, 9-3 SEC) will attempt to extend a five-game win streak when they hit the road to play the No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs (18-7, 6-6 SEC) on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Humphrey Coliseum as just 2.5-point underdogs. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on SEC Network. The point total is set at 143.5 in the matchup.

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Mississippi State Cover -2.5 vs Texas A&M -110

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Mississippi State vs. Texas A&M betting lines

  • Mississippi State moneyline odds to win: -144
  • Texas A&M moneyline odds to win: +121
  • Spread: Mississippi State (-2.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Mississippi State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Mississippi State has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered four times in 12 games when playing at home, and it has covered five times in eight games when playing on the road.
  • The Bulldogs have exceeded the over/under in seven of 12 home games (58.3%), compared to four of eight road games (50%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Mississippi State has won a lower percentage of its games when playing at home (.667) compared to away games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Bulldogs have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 73.1 points per contest over that span compared to the 79.3 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
  • Mississippi State has been less stingy on defense lately, giving up 79.5 points per game over its past 10 outings compared to the 71.7 points per game its opponents average on the 2024-25 season.
  • The Bulldogs’ last 10 outings have seen them make 7.6 three-pointers per game while shooting 27.6% from beyond the arc. Both numbers are down from their 2024-25 averages of 8.3 makes and 31.5%.

Mississippi State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-14-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 7-10-0 (As Favorite: 9-12-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-12-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-5 (Home: 8-4; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (131st in nation) 43.0 (135th) 35.9 (25th) 32.1 (245th) 15.6 (64th) 10.2 (75th)

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Texas A&M statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas A&M has performed better against the spread at home (8-4-1) than away (4-3-0) this season.
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Aggies’ games have finished above the over/under at home (23.1%, three of 13) than on the road (28.6%, two of seven).
  • The Aggies’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-1), and away it is .600 (3-2).

Recent trends

  • While the Aggies are posting 74.5 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their previous 10 games, amassing 71.3 points per contest.
  • Texas A&M has fared worse defensively over its past 10 games, surrendering 68.2 points per contest, 2.8 more points than its season average of 65.4.
  • The Aggies are draining the same number of treys per game over their past 10 games as their season average (7.0), and they are posting a lower three-point percentage over their last 10 games (30.8%) compared to their season mark (31.2%).

Texas A&M betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-9-1 (Home: 8-4-1; Away: 4-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 4-2-0 (As Favorite: 9-7-1; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-17-0 (Home: 3-10-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-2 (Home: 12-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 3-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.5 (303rd in nation) 39.6 (16th) 36.5 (16th) 27.5 (19th) 12.2 (282nd) 11.6 (217th)
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