Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss College Basketball Picks: The Ole Miss Rebels basketball team has climbed to No. 14 in the Associated Press Men's college basketball poll and will look to move up if they can pull off a win against previously ranked Mississippi State on Saturday (Jan. 9) at Tadd Smith Coliseum on the University of Mississippi campus.
College basketball oddsmakers at BetUS.com have lined the Rebels as 2 1/2-chalk favorites ATS while also favored on the BetUS moneyline at -140. Bulldogs backers are getting +120 odds as the moneyline underdog.Ole Miss (12-2) has beaten all 12 unranked teams it's faced this season and has rebounded from a 76-66 loss at then-No. 6 West Virginia with consecutive home wins.
The Rebels improved to 8-0 in Oxford this season with Tuesday night's 84-56 drubbing of Central Florida. Terrico White topped 20 points for the second straight game with a team-best 21, and Chris Warren had 14 to surpass 1,000 points in his 60th career game.
The Bulldogs got off to a 3-2 start – both losses came to unranked foes from mid-major conferences. They rebounded with a nine-game win streak before Monday night's 55-52 defeat at Western Kentucky.
Jarvis Varnado had 17 points and 12 rebounds, but only five other players scored during a 36.2-percent shooting performance.
Varnado, a two-time SEC defensive player of the year, led the nation in blocks the last two seasons and is atop that list again with 74. He holds the SEC career record with 468 blocked shots.
College basketball picks: We like Ole Miss to come out on top at home versus the short handed Bulldogs. BEST BET – Ole Miss -2 1/2 ATS.
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