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"Feb 2, 7:00 PM | Stephen O&amp;#039;Connell CenterMississippi Rebels vs Florida Gators Odds17-3TEAM RECORD17-2Florida looks to cover the Gators-Rebels pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 17-2 mark when they host Mississippi in college basketball wagering action.The Gators sport records of 17-2 and 12-4 ATS heading into this battle, while the Rebels have 17-3 and 9-6 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 7-7 for the Gators and 7-7 for the Rebels. View Mississippi vs Florida Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Florida opened as 14-point favorites in this college basketball tilt over at 5Dimes but the number may be on the move. Watch for the opening total as well at BetOnline. Power Rankings / Prediction:This game matches up the No. 1 (Gators) and the No. 26 (Rebels) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 91-82 result in favor of the Gators has been projected by the scores prediction engine.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:Offensively, the game matches up Florida&amp;#039;s No. 49 nationally ranked offense (73.8 points per game) against a Rebels defense that sits as the No. 150 at 65.1 PPG. The Gators have been averaging 49.5% from the field, more than the Rebels have managed so far this season (43.5% on average).Defensively, Mississippi features the nation&amp;#039;s No. 236-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.5 points per game. Florida, meanwhile, comes in at No. 73 nationally in scoring at home.Last time out for Mississippi, they were an 87-74 loser as they battled Kentucky at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 2.5-point favorite. The Rebels got 22 points from Ladarius White, but it was Kentucky that prevailed in an 87-74 final on Tuesday at Tad Smith Coliseum.Florida won its last outing, a 75-36 result against South Carolina on January 30. They covered in that game as a 23.5-point favorite. The Gators blew out South Carolina on Wednesday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 75-36 win at Stephen O&amp;#039;Connell Center.Mississippi Rebels Trends:When playing on Saturday are 4-6Before playing Mississippi State are 5-5After playing Kentucky are 5-5After a loss are 6-4Florida Gators Trends:When playing on Saturday are 6-4Before playing Arkansas are 10-0After playing South Carolina are 8-2After a win are 8-2A few Rebels at Gators trends to consider:Mississippi is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the roadThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Mississippi&amp;#039;s last 6 games on the roadMississippi is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against FloridaFlorida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at homeFlorida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against MississippiFlorida is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing MississippiNext up:Mississippi home to Mississippi State, Wednesday, February 6Florida at Arkansas, Tuesday, February 5"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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