We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Mississippi State Bulldogs
91 – 62
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSST -9.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money MSST -600 / LSU +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSST win
Actual MSST +29 153 Won
Massey MSST -6.3 (+22.7) — —
Massey Totals — 149.4 (+3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSST -6.0 (+23.0) 147.4 (+5.6) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSST -6.4 (+22.6) 148.4 (+4.6) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSST -6.4 (+22.6) 147.4 (+5.6) 73% ✓
Baseline ML MSST -5.1 (+23.9) 147.4 (+5.6) 73% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2026 MSST 80 – 66 LSU
Mar 1, 2025 MSST 81 – 69 LSU
Mar 14, 2024 MSST 70 – 60 LSU
Feb 25, 2024 MSST 87 – 67 LSU
Feb 9, 2023 MSST 64 – 53 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSST LSU
Overall 21-13 14-18
Conference 8-10 3-15
Home 10-5 11-7
Away 6-5 2-8
Neutral 5-3 1-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L2 L6
Avg Pts For 79.5 73.8
Avg Pts Against 74.2 73.6
Massey 14.5 (#33) 8.1 (#70)
Bradley-Terry 2.90 (#17) 1.45 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.58 (#21) 1.76 (#70)
RPI 0.593 (#29) 0.507 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors MSST LSU
FG% 45.2% 44.6%
3PT% 31.3% 30.9%
REB / G 38.1 35.7
OREB / G 13.0 10.3
AST / TO 1.44 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 51.3%
TOV% 15.1% 18.4%
ORB% 34.4% 29.7%
FT Rate 22.4% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 16.6%
DRB% 70.3% 65.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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