NASHVILLE — Mississippi State basketball had an emphatic win to begin the SEC tournament.

The No. 10 seed Bulldogs (21-11) hammered No. 15 LSU 91-62 on Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena. It's the most lopsided SEC tournament win in program history.

MSU plays No. 7 Missouri (21-10) on Thursday (6 p.m. CT, SEC Network), which it lost to by 27 points at Humphrey Coliseum on Feb. 1. It is the Bulldogs' largest margin of defeat at home since 2013.

Here's our prediction for the second-round matchup.

Mississippi State vs Missouri injury updates



Mississippi State guard Kanye Clary is out for the season with a lower-leg injury. There are no other reported injuries.

How to watch Mississippi State vs Missouri: Time, TV channel, live stream



Mississippi State vs Missouri will air on SEC Network. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT on Thursday. Streaming is available via FUBO .

Mississippi State vs Missouri prediction



Missouri 82, Mississippi State 72: The Bulldogs had an encouraging performance against LSU, but based off the one game against Missouri earlier this season, this seems like a bad matchup. Mizzou is fifth in the SEC in 3-pointers per game and second in 3-point percentage. MSU struggles to guard the 3 and allowed 15 to Missouri last time. Watch out for Caleb Grill, who nailed six 3-pointers against Mississippi State.

Mississippi State vs Missouri betting odds



Betting lines and odds provided by BetMGM .

Sam Sklar is the Mississippi State beat reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X @sklarsam_ .

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