Bridgestone Arena · Neutral site · Conference game · Conference tournament
#53MSSTMississippi St61final
Final
#21AUBAuburn79▲ winner
Closing lineAUB -8.5✓ AUB covered by 9.5
Closing total160.5Under by 20.5
Season records: Mississippi St and Auburn
MSSTThis seasonAUB
13-18Record16-15
10-21ATS13-18
16-15O/U19-12

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: MSST 78–87 AUB · ✓ AUB (78%) won
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
MSST332861
AUB304979

1st half: MSST 33, AUB 30 (MSST by 3). The model had AUB by 5.2 and a total of 76.6 (actual 63).

Team stats

MSSTAUB
25-64 39%Field goals27-65 42%
6-23 26%3-pointers11-30 37%
5-15 33%Free throws14-22 64%
39 11 offRebounds43 11 off
9Assists15
3Steals10
3Blocks4
11Turnovers7
17Fouls15
32Points in paint22
8Fast-break points15

Players

MSSTMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Josh Hubbard G3922038-252-8
Jayden Epps G3314416-162-9
Shawn Jones Jr. G334322-40-2
Achor Achor F227803-51-3
Quincy Ballard C206813-40-0
Bench
Jamarion Davis-Fleming F242611-20-0
Sergej Macura F172501-50-0
Ja'Borri McGhee G124011-31-1

Did not play: Cameren Paul, Tee Bartlett, Amier Ali, Brandon Walker, Gai Chol, King Grace, Dellquan Warren

AUBMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Kevin Overton G3622458-196-12
Keyshawn Hall F3514324-91-4
Elyjah Freeman G2971003-70-1
Tahaad Pettiford G2913655-162-8
KeShawn Murphy F2115926-71-2
Bench
Sebastian Williams-Adams F245501-51-2
Filip Jovic C171210-10-0
Blake Muschalek G92100-10-1

Did not play: Joah Shay, Kaden Magwood, Bradley Pearson, Jeremiah Bowman, Emeka Opurum, Abdul Bashir, Drake Cardwell, Simon Walker, Reed Trapp, CJ Williams

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Market vs model

The model’s numbers beside the market’s
MarketModelModel edgeResult
Spread
MarketAUB -8.5
ModelAUB -9.0
Model edgeAUB +0.5
W AUB covered
Total
Market160.5
Model164.0
Model edgeOver 3.5
L Under
Projected score
MSST 77.5 · AUB 86.5
MSST 61 · AUB 79
Win probability
AUB 78%
1st half
Spread
AUB -5.2
MSST -3.0
Total
76.6
63 points
Projected score
MSST 35.7 · AUB 40.9
MSST 33 · AUB 30

Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward AUB
Total
No change since the open
Moneyline
MSST +285 · AUB -360
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened AUB -7.5 · closed AUB -8.5 · moved 1 toward AUBmodel AUB -9
Opened 160.5 · unchangedmodel 164
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Mississippi St

13-18 overall · 5-13 in conference · Southeastern Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Georgia96–102
  • L@ Florida74–108
  • Lvs Missouri64–88
  • L@ Alabama75–100
  • L@ South Carolina89–97

4 days since their last game.

Auburn

16-15 overall · 7-11 in conference · Southeastern Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • L@ Alabama84–96
  • Wvs LSU88–74
  • Lvs Ole Miss79–85
  • L@ Oklahoma79–91
  • Wvs Kentucky75–74

4 days since their last game.