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Auburn Tigers
73 – 66
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AUB -7.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money AUB -350 / MSST +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total AUB win
Actual AUB +7 139 Won
Massey AUB -7.9 (-0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (-5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML AUB -5.7 (+1.3) 145.4 (-6.4) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ AUB -4.3 (+2.7) 144.5 (-5.5) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML AUB -6.1 (+0.9) 145.4 (-6.4) 74% ✓
Baseline ML AUB -5.9 (+1.1) 146.4 (-7.4) 72% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 AUB 79 – 61 MSST
Feb 19, 2026 MSST 91 – 85 AUB
Jan 15, 2025 AUB 88 – 66 MSST
Mar 2, 2024 AUB 78 – 63 MSST
Jan 27, 2024 MSST 64 – 58 AUB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AUB MSST
Overall 27-8 21-14
Conference 13-5 8-10
Home 15-1 11-4
Away 5-5 2-8
Neutral 7-2 8-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 83.1 74.1
Avg Pts Against 68.3 69.1
Massey 20.4 (#5) 12.5 (#33)
Bradley-Terry 2.69 (#10) 1.98 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.44 (#6) 2.71 (#27)
RPI 0.618 (#11) 0.571 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors AUB MSST
FG% 47.4% 45.6%
3PT% 35.5% 32.7%
REB / G 38.4 38.4
OREB / G 11.6 12.3
AST / TO 1.73 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 51.9%
TOV% 14.8% 18.7%
ORB% 33.5% 35.1%
FT Rate 28.4% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.6% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 18.0%
DRB% 70.2% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 30.3% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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