Ole Miss Basketball game 29 preview @ Missouri

Ole Miss Basketball look to bounce back from a gut-punching loss to Alabama tonight, taking on Missouri on the road.

Ole Miss Basketball's chances of a NCAA Tournament appearance look bleak, losing six of their last seven games. Despite the last season crumble, first-year head coach Chris Beard has put the program in a better place.

Winning their last three games of the regular season before the SEC Tournament would be a good start in a momentum swing. The first of those three games is against Missouri, the team that resulted in the Rebel's only victory in their last seven games.

The Tigers are still without a Southeastern Conference win, losing 15 straight games in conference play. However, they have shown signs recently that they are trying to change that, dropping close games to ranked Tennessee and Florida and by three points to Ole Miss at the Pavilion.

Expect the match-up to be a close-scoring game, with both teams scoring averages close. The Tigers are averaging 72.1 points per game, while Ole Miss are averaging 75.6. On defense, the Rebels have allowed 73.3 PPG, while Missouri is allowing 75.2 PPG.

Most stats are close between the two teams, making for a close game. However, Ole Miss have struggled of late, but if they can find their earlier conference form, it should be a key victory for the Rebels.

Missouri guard Sean East is coming off an impressive four-game scoring stretch, with one of those games a 33-point performance in the loss to Arkansas. Unsurprisingly, he leads the team in scoring for the season with 17.2 PPG. Keeping East below 20 points would be a key to winning the game.

Where/time to watch Ole Miss @ Missouri Today?

• TV channel: SEC Network Start time:  7:30 p.m. CT
• Streaming: Watch SEC Network, Stream FuboTV

Ole Miss @ Missouri betting odds

Odds courtesy of  as of BetMGM Saturday Mar. 2

• Spread:  Ole Miss +5.5
• Over/under: 166.5