Mississippi Rebels vs Tennessee Volunteers

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 7:00 PM | Home Line: -6.5 | Total: 128.0

Mississippi Rebels v Tennessee Volunteers Series Betting Trends

The Mississippi Rebels travel to Tennessee to play the Volunteers at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Tennessee is the favorite in this matchup, laying -6.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 128.0.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NCAAB sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Rebels/Volunteers Series

When looking at the last 14 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 9 games compared to 5 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Mississippi/Tennessee series is 73.4 ppg while the vistor has put up 70.5 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 2.9 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 14 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 2.9 ppg. That represents a value number of -3.6 when meassured against the offered line of -6.5, suggesting a wager on Mississippi makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 14 games between the Rebels and the Volunteers is 143.9 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 15.9 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 128.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Mississippi as the road team and with Tennessee as the home team.

Recent Results when Mississippi visits Tennessee

When looking at the last 7 games in this series while Tennessee has been the home team, we can see the Volunteers have won 6 games compared to 1 wins for the Rebels. Average points scored per game by Tennessee in this situation is is 78.9 ppg while Mississippi has put up 71.9 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 7 favoring the Volunteers.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 7 ppg. That represents a value number of 0.5 when meassured against the offered line of -6.5, suggesting a wager on the Volunteers makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 7 games between the Rebels and the Volunteers is 150.8 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 22.8 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 128.0 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Mississippi Rebels Cover the Spread?

This season the Mississippi Rebels have played 33 games, averaging 66.1 points per game, while allowing 67.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 18-15. Let's have a closer look at recent Mississippi Rebels results.

Recent Mississippi Rebels Results

This season the Mississippi Rebels have played 16 games on the road, averaging 65.0 points per game, while allowing 73.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 5-11. Let's have a closer look at recent Mississippi Rebels results on the road.

Recent Mississippi Rebels Road Results

Can the Tennessee Volunteers Cover the Spread?

This season the Tennessee Volunteers have played 32 games, averaging 68.8 points per game, while allowing 65.2 points per game. This has led to a season record of 17-15. Let's have a closer look at recent Tennessee Volunteers results.

Recent Tennessee Volunteers Results

This season the Tennessee Volunteers have played 19 games here at home, averaging 72.4 points per game, while allowing 63.2 points per game. This has led to a season record of 13-6. Let's have a closer look at recent Tennessee Volunteers results when playing at home.

Recent Tennessee Volunteers Home Results

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