So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
Auburn Tigers
79 – 61
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AUB -8.5 Home covered
O/U 160.5 Under
Money AUB -360 / MSST +285
Model Predictions
Spread Total AUB win
Actual AUB +18 140 Won
Massey AUB -9.1 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 163.1 (-23.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AUB -8.7 (+9.3) 158.9 (-18.9) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AUB -7.1 (+10.9) 157.9 (-17.9) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AUB -8.1 (+9.9) 159.2 (-19.2) 79% ✓
Baseline ML AUB -7.8 (+10.2) 157.8 (-17.8) 79% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 19, 2026 MSST 91 – 85 AUB
Jan 15, 2025 AUB 88 – 66 MSST
Mar 16, 2024 AUB 73 – 66 MSST
Mar 2, 2024 AUB 78 – 63 MSST
Jan 27, 2024 MSST 64 – 58 AUB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AUB MSST
Overall 22-16 13-19
Conference 7-11 5-13
Home 14-4 8-8
Away 2-8 4-6
Neutral 6-4 1-5
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak W5 L6
Avg Pts For 83.0 77.6
Avg Pts Against 78.8 81.8
Massey 14.0 (#42) 4.9 (#103)
Bradley-Terry 1.97 (#47) 0.89 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.80 (#42) 1.46 (#85)
RPI 0.574 (#50) 0.503 (#176)
Shooting & Four Factors AUB MSST
FG% 46.2% 45.2%
3PT% 33.9% 32.6%
REB / G 36.1 38.2
OREB / G 13.4 11.4
AST / TO 1.24 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 51.7%
TOV% 14.8% 16.1%
ORB% 38.0% 30.0%
FT Rate 34.0% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.1% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 12.9%
DRB% 67.5% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 24.4%

Game Analysis

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