NIT: North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Humphrey Coliseum. Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 7-point favorites versus the Tar Heels, while the game's total is sitting at 144. Deon Thompson scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead North Carolina past William & Mary 80-72 in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday night. North Carolina couldn't cover as 9-point home favorites, while the game played OVER the 134-point total listed by oddsmakers. Jarvis Varnado had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead Mississippi State past Jackson State 81-67 in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday night. Mississippi State couldn't cover as 20.5-point home favorites, while the game played OVER the 129.5-point total listed by oddsmakers. Team records: North Carolina: 17-16 SU, 9-20-1 ATS Mississippi State: 24-11 SU, 16-13-1 ATS North Carolina most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 After playing William & Mary are 1-0 After a win are 3-7 Mississippi State most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 After playing Jackson State are 1-0 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 15 of North Carolina's last 18 games North Carolina is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games North Carolina is 3-9-1 ATS in its last 13 games Mississippi State is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Mississippi State's last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 6 games Mississippi State is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games