We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Ole Miss Rebels
86 – 89 OT
FINAL Conference
Vanderbilt Commodores
Southeastern Conference · The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss · March 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -7.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money MISS +250 / VAN -310
Model Predictions
Spread Total MISS win
Actual VAN +3 175 Lost
Massey VAN -9.6 (+6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 154.8 (+20.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 18% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 9% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAN -9.2 (+6.2) 153.2 (+21.8) 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAN -6.6 (+3.6) 155.1 (+19.9) 25% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -6.8 (+3.8) 150.9 (+24.1) 23% ✓
Baseline ML VAN -7.4 (+4.4) 152.0 (+23.0) 22% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 VAN 71 – 68 MISS
Feb 22, 2025 VAN 77 – 72 MISS
Jan 13, 2024 MISS 69 – 56 VAN
Feb 4, 2023 VAN 74 – 71 MISS
Mar 5, 2022 VAN 63 – 61 MISS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MISS VAN
Overall 15-20 27-9
Conference 4-14 11-7
Home 7-9 13-3
Away 3-7 8-4
Neutral 5-4 6-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.9 85.7
Avg Pts Against 76.1 75.0
Massey 7.3 (#85) 19.9 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 0.88 (#96) 2.94 (#23)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.18 (#94) 4.13 (#17)
RPI 0.510 (#160) 0.620 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors MISS VAN
FG% 44.2% 48.1%
3PT% 33.2% 35.5%
REB / G 34.0 35.7
OREB / G 10.3 10.5
AST / TO 1.46 1.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 56.0%
TOV% 13.8% 13.5%
ORB% 28.9% 30.9%
FT Rate 24.9% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 17.9%
DRB% 67.4% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 29.7% 31.4%

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