The No. 11 seed Pittsburgh Panthers and the No. 11 seed Mississippi State Bulldogs link up in a First Four matchup on Tuesday at 9:10 p.m. ET. Mississippi State is favored by 2.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 133 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi State picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters conference tournament week 76-51 on all-top rated college basketball picks this season, returning nearly $1,200 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows Pittsburgh senior guard Jamarius Burton is an athletic and quick ball handler. Burton has the skillset to break down the defense and get into the paint consistently. The North Carolina native averages a team-high 15.6 points with 4.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. On Mar. 8 against Georgia Tech, he finished with 21 points and eight assists. 

The model also knows Mississippi State senior forward Tolu Smith plays like an aggressive and agile force in the frontcourt. Smith soars above the rim for slams, alley-oops, and boards. The Mississippi native leads the team in both scoring (15.8) and rebounds (8.5). in his last outing against Alabama, he totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds. 

Now, the model has set its sights on Pittsburgh vs. Mississippi State. It is leaning Over on the total and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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