a first round matchup in the 2024 NCAA tournament has the number N Seed Michigan State Spartans and the number eight seed Mississippi State Bulldogs squaring off on Thursday the Bulldogs have made the tournament 12 times in school history on the other side Michigan state has made the tournament 26 years in a row tip off from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte is set for 12:15 p.m. eastern time the Spartans are one Point favorites in the latest Michigan State versus Mississippi State odds via Sportsline consensus while the over under for total points scored as 130 five before making any Mississippi State versus Michigan State picks be sure to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from Sports Line's proven model the model simulates every division one college basketball game 10,000 times it enters the 2020 4 NCAA tournament on a 148 to 106 roll on all top rated College Basketball picks dating back to last season returning more than $1700 for $100 players it also has a strong 29 to19 plus 810 record on top rated spread picks this season anyone following has seen huge returns now the model has set its sights on Michigan State versus Mississippi State you can head to sports line to see its picks here are several college basketball odds and trends for Mississippi State versus Michigan State senior forward Malik Hall as an all-around player for the Spartans Hall scores by attacking the basket while putting a lot of energy into defense and rebounding the Illinois native averages 12 six points and five six rebounds per game in his last matchup Paul packed up 12 points seven rebounds and two steals senior AJ hogard as an aggressive and energetic guard in the back court hogard excels at driving to the basket and plays feisty defense the Pennsylvania native averages 11 points three rebounds and five two assists per game on March 14th against Minnesota hogard finished with 17 points and six assists see which team to pick at sports line freshman guard Josh hubard as a creative shot creator with a nice shooting touch on multiple spots on the court the Mississippi native is putting up a team best 17 one points two one rebounds and won seven assists per game he scored 20 plus points in seven of his last eight games in the second round of the SEC tournament hubard totaled 24 points and two assists senior forward tlu Smith provides the Bulldogs with a force in the front Court Smith scores from the low post with ease and uses his size to create space for rebounds the Mississippi native logs 15 two points eight four rebounds and shoots 56% from the field in his last outing Smith had 10 points and 10 rebounds see which team to pick at sports line the model is leaning over on the total projecting the teams to combine for 138 points It also says one side of the spread nearly 60% of the time you can only see the pick at sports line so who wins Michigan State versus