Mississippi will look to improve on its 15-12 record on Saturday when they host LSU in NCAAB odds action at Tad Smith Coliseum.

The Rebels bring a 15-12 record (10-13-2 ATS) to this tilt against the 17-10 Tigers, who are 16-8 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Mississippi go 13-12 so far and the Tigers go 11-13.



View LSU vs Mississippi Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 2.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Rebels at No. 81 and the Tigers at No. 48 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 69-65 result in favor of the Tigers.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Mississippi's No. 31-rated squad against LSU's No. 50-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Mississippi rates No. 325 in the country with 4.4 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 271 nationally with 5.1 per match.

Defensively, LSU features the nation's No. 122-rated defense on the road, allowing 68.1 points per game. Mississippi, meanwhile, comes in at No. 264 nationally in scoring at home.

LSU was a 61-53 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Georgia. They covered the 5.5-point spread as favorites. LSU got 18 points from Andre Stringer en route to a 61-53 victory over Georgia on Wednesday at Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Last time out for Mississippi, they were a 73-60 loser as they battled Tennessee on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 7-point underdog. The Rebels got 15 points from Terrance Henry, but it was Tennessee that prevailed in a 73-60 final on Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena.


LSU Tigers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Tennessee are 5-5
After playing Georgia are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Mississippi Rebels Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Arkansas are 5-5
After playing Tennessee are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few Tigers at Rebels trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LSU's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LSU's last 5 games when playing on the road against Mississippi
LSU is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LSU is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Mississippi
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Mississippi's last 9 games when playing LSU
Mississippi is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games at home
Mississippi is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LSU
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi's last 5 games when playing at home against LSU


Next up:
LSU home to Tennessee, Wednesday, February 29
Mississippi at Arkansas, Tuesday, February 28