Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 2/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

Coleman Coliseum is the site where the Alabama Crimson Tide (20-7) will attempt to defeat the Mississippi State Bulldogs (13-14) on Tuesday.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against South Carolina and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 97-89 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 21 and South Carolina recorded 24 personal fouls. They converted 12 of 24 attempts from distance. South Carolina ended up going 85.2% when shooting free throws by converting 23 of their 27 shots. On top of that, South Carolina snagged 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. South Carolina recorded 20 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Mississippi State allowed their opponent to shoot 55.4% from the field on 31 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 17 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 56.7%. Mississippi State walked away from the contest with a 44.9% field goal percentage (31 out of 69) and made 10 of their 33 shots from downtown.

Quincy Ballard is one player who was a factor in this game. He finished shooting 75.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played 24 minutes played and also grabbed 10 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Mississippi State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 13-14 so far this year. They average 78.3 points per game (130th in college) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 32.2% on 3-pointers (218 of 677) and 67.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Mississippi State is grabbing 39.4 boards per game and has earned 346 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 289th in college in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 9.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They are ranked 221st in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 384 relinquished so far this season. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (751 of 1,736) and they concede 37.9 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 31.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 318th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (79.3).

The last time they took the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide walked away with a victory by a final of 90-83 when they played LSU. When talking about team rebounding, Alabama allowed LSU to collect 37 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They finished 45.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 20 and ended up going 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Crimson Tide allowed LSU to knock down 29 out of 69 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide shot 25 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 43.1%. In regard to 3-point shots, Alabama made 10 out of 30 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 30 of the free throws for a clip of 81.1%. LSU had 28 personal fouls in this game which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for a total of 37 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Crimson Tide pulled down 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this contest.

Aden Holloway ended up being a major contributor for the Crimson Tide for the contest. He converted 5 out of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 29 mins on the court and added 4 dimes for the contest.

Alabama has a win-loss mark of 20-7 so far this year. The Crimson Tide commit 19.3 fouls per game and they hit 76.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per contest (47th in college) and they turn the ball over 9.9 times per contest. Alabama has tallied 2,501 points on the season (92.6 per game) and they pull in 41.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Crimson Tide are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which is 139th in the nation.

The Crimson Tide are ranked 356th in college in PPG given up with 83.9. They are able to force 9.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.0% from the floor (112th in college hoops). The Alabama defense gives up 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc (211 of 643) and their opponents are knocking down 69.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.9 dimes and 40.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 221st and 362nd in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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