In the SEC vs ACC Challenge, the 21^st-ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs will travel to Atlanta, Georgia to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion on Tuesday evening with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET and will air on the ACC Network.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs have been one of the surprise teams early on this season as they enter this game with a record of 6-0 and are ranked 21^st in the AP Poll and 22^nd in the Coaches Poll while also having won the Naismith Hall of Fame Classic by defeating the Northwestern Wildcats by a score of 66-57 in the tournament championship game. The success for the Bulldogs this season can be attributed to their scoring defense as they enter this game allowing an average of 59.17 points per game which is tied for the 11^th fewest points per game allowed this season. The Bulldogs will be looking to add to the win column in the ACC vs SEC Challenge when they face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are .500 on the season following wins at home against the Georgia Southern Eagles by a score of 84-62 and the Howard Bison by a score of 88-85, however, the Yellow Jackets are on a two-game losing streak following losses to the UMass Lowell River Hawks by a score of 71-74 and the Cincinnati Bearcats by a score of 84-89. The Yellow Jackets have been one of the worst defensive teams in college basketball this season as they are allowing an average of 77.5 points per game while having been below average in terms of scoring as they enter this game averaging 74.25 points per game. Georgia Tech will look to snap their two-game losing streak when they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Tuesday evening.

BookMaker has the Mississippi State Bulldogs listed as 8.5-point favorites on the road against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Tuesday evening. This will be the first time in the history of these two programs that they will face each other in college basketball. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are 5-1 ATS overall and 5-1 ATS as a favorite this season while the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are 1-3 ATS overall, 1-2 ATS at home, and 0-1 ATS as an underdog on the year.

Mississippi State enters this game with a better record as they enter with a record of 6-0 while Georgia Tech is .500 on the year with a record of 2-2 which includes a loss against the UMass Lowell River Hawks. The Bulldogs have also been one of the best teams at covering the spread this season as they are 5-1 ATS overall and 5-1 ATS as a favorite while the Yellow Jackets are 1-3 ATS overall and 0-1 ATS as an underdog. The Bulldogs look to be a talented team that could be a dark horse in the SEC this season after being projected to finish 9^th in the SEC they have started the season undefeated and won the Naismith Hall of Fame Classic. I look for them to improve to 7-0 and to get the cover on the road when they travel to face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Tuesday evening.