The Mississippi Rebels will hit the floor running against the visiting Florida Gators Thursday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

The Rebels are 13-6 so far on the season, and 7-8-2 ATS vs. the number. The Gators, meanwhile, are 15-4 and 8-6 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Mississippi go 8-9 and the Gators go 11-3 on the totals.



View Florida vs Mississippi Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers opened the Rebels as 6-point underdogs in this matchupl.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 48 (Rebels) and the No. 51 (Gators) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 86-72 result in favor of the Gators has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Gators is ranked No. 61 in NCAA hoops at 37.4 per game. Contrast that with Mississippi’s No. 14 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Mississippi is the No. 328-ranked team in the country at 4.3 per game, while Florida rates No. 1 at 10.6 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Florida owns the country's No. 256-rated mark, allowing 74 points per game on the highway. Mississippi, on the other hand, rates No. 274 in scoring at home.

Florida won its last outing, a 76-64 result against LSU on January 21. They failed to cover in that game as a 14.5-point favorite. Florida got 15 points from Erik Murphy en route to a 76-64 victory over LSU on Saturday at Stephen O'Connell Center.

Mississippi was a 66-63 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Georgia. They covered the 2.5-point spread as underdogs. Georgia was victimized for 24 points and 10 rebounds by Terrance Henry as the Rebels bested the Bulldogs 66-63 in college basketball action on Saturday.


Florida Gators Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-6
Before playing Mississippi State are 8-2
After playing LSU are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Mississippi Rebels Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing South Carolina are 4-6
After playing Georgia are 2-8
After a win are 6-4

A few Gators at Rebels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games on the road
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Mississippi is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi's last 5 games at home
Mississippi is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games


Next up:
Florida home to Mississippi State, Saturday, January 28
Mississippi home to South Carolina, Saturday, January 28