Mississippi Missouri Betting Preview

Missouri TigersMississippi Rebels
16-6February 08, 2014, 05:00 | Tad Smith Coliseum15-7


College hoops betting interest focuses on the Mississippi vs Missouri battle Saturday at Tad Smith Coliseum as the Rebels look to defend home court and cover the NCAA basketball point spread.

The Rebels are 15-7 so far on the season, and 6-12 ATS vs. the number. The Tigers, meanwhile, are 16-6 and 9-11 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Mississippi go 9-9 and the Tigers go 7-13 on the totals.

View Missouri Tigers vs Mississippi Rebels Odds and Stats.

Sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Rebels as -2.5-point favorites on the Sportsbook line for this contest. It may have moved, check for updates.

It's a betting matchup between the No. 83-rated Rebels and the No. 120-ranked Tigers, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.



In their last action, Missouri was a 68-58 loser on the road against Florida. They covered the 12.5-point spread as underdogs. Missouri got 15 points from Jabari Brown but lost anyway, 68-58, to Florida on Tuesday at Stephen O'Connell Center.

Mississippi was an 80-64 loser in its last match on the road against Kentucky. They failed to cover the 11-point spread as underdogs. Mississippi got 16 points from Marshall Henderson but lost anyway, 80-64, to Kentucky on Tuesday at Rupp Arena.

How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Tigers is ranked No. 28 in NCAA hoops at 38.59 per game. Contrast that with Mississippi’s No. 71 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Mississippi is the No. 32-ranked team in the country at 7.91 per game, while Missouri rates No. 116 at 6.36 per game.

A few Tigers at Rebels trends to consider:
Missouri is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Missouri's last 13 games
Missouri is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Missouri is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Mississippi is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Mississippi is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi's last 5 games
Mississippi is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
Missouri home to Arkansas, Thursday, February 13th
Mississippi at Alabama, Tuesday, February 11th
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