Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Prediction: Mississippi State Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/11/2025]

Mississippi State will square off with Kentucky in college basketball action at Humphrey Coliseum on Saturday, beginning at 8:30PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Mississippi State as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has used the latest data to run 10,000 simulations of Saturday's Kentucky-Mississippi State game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"By incorporating recent updates and various other inputs, we estimate that Mississippi State is more likely to win, while Kentucky has a lower chance of victory."

For a closer look at Saturday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Kentucky vs. Mississippi State predictions page.

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Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Saturday's college basketball matchup between Mississippi State and Kentucky at Humphrey Coliseum is scheduled to start at 8:30PM ET.

• Who: Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
• Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025
• Time: 8:30PM ET/5:30PM PT
• Venue: Humphrey Coliseum
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Saturday's Kentucky vs. Mississippi State matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Kentucky and Mississippi State 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Mississippi State a 72% chance of beating Kentucky. Our predicted final score has Mississippi State winning 80-74.

According to our model, Mississippi State (-5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the 161.5-point over/under has a 55% chance of staying under.

Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Kentucky	Mississippi State
Spread	+5 (-112)	-5 (-108)
Moneyline	+190	-225
Total	o161.5 (-110)	u161.5 (-105)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Kentucky vs. Mississippi State Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Kentucky vs. Mississippi State matchup is on the over/under.

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Conclusion

We predict Mississippi State, with a 72% win probability, will likely beat Kentucky on Saturday.

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