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| Mississippi Rebels | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 16-7 | February 11, 2014, 09:00 | Coleman Coliseum | 9-14 |
Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Coleman Coliseum Tuesday as host Alabama looks to handle the Mississippi Rebels in NCAA hoops action.
Alabama will face the 16-7 Rebels, who own a 7-12 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Crimson Tide are 10-8-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Rebels are 10-9 favoring the OVER.
View Mississippi Rebels vs Alabama Crimson Tide Odds and Stats.
The visitors opened as 3.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation(.
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 78-rated Mississippi taking on the No. 250-rated Crimson Tide in this contest.
Mississippi won its last outing, a 91-88 result against Missouri on February 8. They covered in that game as a 2-point favorite. The Rebels got a terrific 29-point effort from Marshall Henderson as Mississippi defeated Missouri 91-88 on Saturday at Tad Smith Coliseum.
Alabama lost its last outing, a 78-69 result against Florida on February 8. They covered in that game as a 14.5-point underdog. Trevor Releford went off for 25 points and added 2 rebounds but it wasn't enough as Florida handed Alabama a 78-69 defeat at Stephen O'Connell Center.
How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Alabama's No. 190-ranked scoring average of 68.78 PPG, against a Rebels defense rated No. 187 and allowing 72.26 PPG. The Crimson Tide FG% has averaged 44.49% to date this season, more than the Rebels shooters have managed so far (42.99% per game).
Next up:
Mississippi at Georgia, Saturday, February 15th
Alabama at South Carolina, Saturday, February 15th
