A key college battle sees the visiting Commodores travelling to Mississippi Thursday to take on the Rebels on Thursday.

The Rebels currently sports a 15-9 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 9-11-2 ATS. The Commodores are 17-8 and 10-11 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Rebels produce a 10-12 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Commodores have gone 9-12 against the number.



View Vanderbilt vs Mississippi Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Rebels are listed as 3.5-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Rebels sit at No. 60 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Commodores sit at No. 22 on the same chart. The computers running our scores simulations have concluded that the Commodores will win this game 75-69.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Mississippi's No. 17-rated squad against Vanderbilt's No. 139-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Mississippi rates No. 321 in the country with 4.5 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 8 nationally with 8.8 per match.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Vanderbilt owns the country's No. 143-rated mark, allowing 69 points per game on the highway. Mississippi, on the other hand, rates No. 278 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Vanderbilt was a 69-63 loser at home against Kentucky. They failed to cover the 5-point spread as underdogs. The Commodores endured a 69-63 loss at the hands of the Wildcats on Saturday, despite a 15-point effort from John Jenkins at Memorial Gymnasium.

Last time out for Mississippi, they were a 61-54 Sportsbook as they battled Auburn at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 7.5-point favorite. Murphy Holloway scored 20 points and helped out with 11 rebounds for Mississippi on Saturday, leading the Rebels to a 61-54 victory over Auburn at Tad Smith Coliseum.


Vanderbilt Commodores Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 9-1
Before playing Georgia are 5-5
After playing Kentucky are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Mississippi Rebels Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Kentucky are 2-8
After playing Auburn are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few Commodores at Rebels trends to consider:
Vanderbilt is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Vanderbilt is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Mississippi
Mississippi is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Mississippi's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi's last 6 games when playing Vanderbilt
Mississippi is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Vanderbilt


Next up:
Vanderbilt at Georgia, Sunday, February 19
Mississippi at Kentucky, Saturday, February 18