Mississippi State at Baylor

A pair of strong defensive teams clash in this NIT game. Mississippi State is third in the SEC in points surrendered and allowed .413 shooting from the field. The offense is weak from the free throw line (68%), and the Bulldogs will be without Nick Weatherspoon (11.1 points per game) for a second consecutive game because of a hip injury. Baylor is home and finished fifth in the Big 12 in scoring defense and second in field goal shooting allowed (.411%). Baylor is 7-2 UNDER the total after a victory, plus 9-4 UNDER after a spread cover. Play the UNDER in this one.