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Ole Miss Rebels
99 – 106 2OT
FINAL Conference
LSU Tigers
Southeastern Conference · The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MISS -2.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money MISS -142 / LSU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total MISS win
Actual LSU +7 205 Lost
Massey LSU -1.0 (-6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 148.9 (+56.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LSU -0.2 (-6.8) 151.6 (+53.4) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MISS -0.4 (-7.4) 148.8 (+56.2) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MISS -0.2 (-7.2) 146.5 (+58.5) 53% ✗
Baseline ML MISS -0.2 (-7.2) 148.2 (+56.8) 52% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 9, 2025 MISS 72 – 70 LSU
Jan 11, 2025 MISS 77 – 65 LSU
Jan 18, 2024 LSU 89 – 80 MISS
Feb 26, 2023 MISS 82 – 69 LSU
Feb 2, 2022 MISS 76 – 72 LSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MISS LSU
Overall 15-20 15-17
Conference 4-14 3-15
Home 7-9 9-8
Away 3-7 3-7
Neutral 5-4 3-2
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 75.9 81.4
Avg Pts Against 76.1 78.5
Massey 7.1 (#85) 11.0 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 0.88 (#95) 1.18 (#82)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#96) 1.84 (#67)
RPI 0.514 (#147) 0.526 (#119)
Shooting & Four Factors MISS LSU
FG% 43.8% 47.3%
3PT% 33.0% 32.8%
REB / G 34.0 36.6
OREB / G 10.2 11.3
AST / TO 1.40 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 52.9%
TOV% 14.2% 15.1%
ORB% 28.8% 33.4%
FT Rate 24.9% 31.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 14.8%
DRB% 67.3% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 29.2% 26.1%

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