Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi State, 3/14/23 First Four Betting Prediction, Odds & Trends

Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi State Prediction

The second of four “First Four” matchups and the second of Tuesday night will take place at 9:10 p.m. ET when Mississippi State takes on Pittsburgh at 9:10 p.m. ET on truTV.

With the Bulldogs laying 2.5 points, is the wrong team favored?

Game Matchup & Betting Odds

702 Pittsburgh Panthers (+2.5) vs. 701 Mississippi State Bulldogs (-2.5); o/u 133.5

9:10 p.m. ET, Tuesday, March 14, 2023

UD Arena, Dayton, OH

Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi State Public Betting Information

Our CBB Public Betting Information page indicates that 64% of public bettors are currently backing Pittsburgh when it comes to the spread. This information is subject to change throughout the day, however, so be sure to check the link so you’re receiving the most up-to-date public betting data.

Pittsburgh Panthers DFS Spin

Fede Federiko (undisclosed) is a game-time decision for Tuesday's game against Mississippi State in Dayton, Corey Crisan of DKPittsburghSports.com reports. Federiko left their ACC Tournament loss against Duke with an injured knee. Pitt will certainly hope to have their big man against the Bulldogs who feature one of the top bigs in the SEC in Tolu Smith.

Mississippi State Bulldogs DFS Spin

Tolu Smith ended with 14 points (5-8 FG, 4-5 FT) and 10 rebounds in 36 minutes during Tuesday's 66-64 OT loss to Missouri. The senior logged his second straight double-double despite losing to Missouri Tuesday. The forward has been phenomenal for the Bulldogs this season, extending his double-digit point streak to 12 straight games after Tuesday. Expect Smith to record more assists moving forward as he didn't record any in the loss to Missouri.

Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi State CBB Betting Trends

Over is 4-0 in Panthers last 4 neutral site games

Over is 6-1 in Panthers last 7 overall

Under is 5-1 in Bulldogs last 6 neutral site games

Over is 4-1 in Bulldogs last 5 overall

Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi State CBB Prediction:

The Bulldogs are 15-5-1 at the betting window in their last 21 games coming off a loss of more than 20 points, have covered in six of their last eight games when playing an opponent with a winning percentage above .600 and are 35-15-1 against the number in their last 51 games coming off a loss. On the other side, the Panthers have dropped four of their last five NCAA Tournament games against the number, are 1-5-1 against the spread in their last seven neutral site games and are 0-4-1 ATS in their last five games following a loss of more than 20 points.

CBB BETTING PREDICTION: MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS -2.5