Mississippi State at South Carolina

Mississippi State has a fine young offensive team for Ben Howland, on a 9-4 spread run. The Bulldogs received stellar performances from a pair of freshmen the last game in a win over Ole Miss, 83-77. Malik Newman had 25 points while Quinndary Weatherspoon added 18 points. Craig Sword had 10 points and eight rebounds and Mississippi State is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 road games. South Carolina used a soft early season schedule to pile up wins, but now the SEC schedule has kicked in and the team is 2-2 SU, 1-3 ATS the last four games. They lost to Alabama (73-50) and Tennessee (78-69) as a favorite each time. The Gamecocks are 9-19 ATS in SEC play, plus 4-9 ATS when following a straight-up loss. Mississippi State leads the all-time series against the Gamecocks 18-11, including three of the last five in Columbia. The road team is 9-4 ATS when they clash and Mississippi State is 7-3 ATS at South Carolina. Take Mississippi State.