Auburn vs. Mississippi State prediction: Why Auburn is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/18/2026]

Mississippi State will face Auburn in men's college basketball action at Humphrey Coliseum on Wednesday, commencing at 9:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Auburn as the most likely winner of the Auburn vs. Mississippi State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Auburn vs. Mississippi State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Auburn and Mississippi State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Auburn a 64% chance of beating Mississippi State. Our predicted final score has Auburn winning 80-76.

According to our model, Mississippi State (+5.5) has a 58% chance of covering the spread, while the 155.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Auburn vs. Mississippi State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

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

Auburn vs. Mississippi State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: