Tennessee Volunteers Open as College Basketball Underdog vs Mississippi Rebels

Tennessee Volunteers

vs

Mississippi Rebels
Saturday, February 21, 2015 7:30 PM ET
Tad Smith Coliseum

Tennessee Volunteers will go to the free throw line vs Mississippi Rebels on Saturday, hoping to boost its 14-11 record with a victory while beating the betting lines set by odds makers.

Tennessee Volunteers vs Mississippi Rebels Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

The Mississippi Rebels betting line opened as -8.5-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at Sportsbook but the number may be on the move. Watch for the Sportsbook over/under total as well at Sportsbook.

Tennessee Volunteers vs Mississippi Rebels Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Tennessee Volunteers will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Saturday; they are 8-16-1 ATS against the betting line this season, while the Mississippi Rebels are 16-9 ATS. Tennessee Volunteers are 9-16 on betting the total; Mississippi Rebels are 12-9.

This college basketball game matches up the No. 23 (Mississippi) and the No. 130 (Tennessee) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.

How Tennessee Volunteers vs Mississippi Rebels Stats Matchup

The game also pits Mississippi's No. 32-ranked offense, averaging 73.58 PPG, against a Volunteers defense that ranks No. 93 at 63.72 PPG. The Rebels field goal percentage has averaged 43.5% so far, more than the Volunteers marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.93% per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The Volunteers endured a 66-48 loss at the hands of the Wildcats on Tuesday, despite a 14-point effort from Kevin Punter at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Stefan Moody went off for 29 points and added 6 rebounds, leading Mississippi over Mississippi State, 71-65, on Thursday at Humphrey Coliseum.

Tennessee Volunteers vs Mississippi Rebels Betting Odds Trends

Tennessee is 8-16-1 ATS in its last 25 games
Tennessee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Tennessee's last 21 games
Tennessee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Mississippi is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Mississippi is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Mississippi's last 6 games
Mississippi is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Tennessee home to Vanderbilt, Thursday, February 26th
Mississippi at Georgia, Wednesday, February 25th

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