SEC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 21

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 21, 2024

The Thursday postseason college basketball schedule includes four games featuring an SEC team in action. Among those contests is the Oregon Ducks playing the South Carolina Gamecocks. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the SEC based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: South Carolina (+2.5) vs OU

The model favors Oregon by 0.9 points, 1.6 fewer than the 2.5-point spread set by DraftKings.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
South Carolina 22-9-2 10-5-2 12-4-0 10-6-1 9-2-0 13-6-1
Oregon 15-18-1 8-15-1 7-3-0 6-9-1 5-6-0 9-14-0

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Total Pick: Michigan State vs Mississippi State Over (130.5)

The model projects a total (141.4 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup (130.5 points). Take the over.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Mississippi State 15-19-1 8-7-0 5-5-0 10-11-0
Michigan State 14-20-0 7-11-0 5-5-0 9-13-0

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Moneyline Pick: Michigan State (-125) vs MSU (+105)

Score Prediction: Michigan State 72, Mississippi State 69

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Michigan State 16-8 1-6 11-4 0-0 3-4 0-3 11-7 0-4
Mississippi State 16-6 3-8 7-4 2-0 2-2 0-6 7-4 3-7

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Today’s SEC Schedule

Matchup Tournament Game Time TV Favorite Total
Michigan State (20-14) vs Mississippi State (21-14) 12:15 PM ET CBS Michigan State (-1.5) 130.5
Oregon (23-11) vs South Carolina (26-7) 4:00 PM ET TNT Oregon (-2.5) 135.5
Oakland (23-11) vs Kentucky (23-9) 7:10 PM ET CBS Kentucky (-13) 160
Saint Peter’s (19-13) vs Tennessee (24-8) 9:20 PM ET TNT Tennessee (-22) 130.5

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