Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats
Rusty Gorelick
Mississippi's biggest basketball rivalry takes place on Saturday when the No. 21 Ole Miss Rebels (15-2, 4-0 SEC) visit the No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-3, 2-2 SEC).
Ole Miss and Mississippi State are two of the SEC's nine ranked teams.
The Bulldogs have lost two straight games, falling by a 95-90 score at home against then-No. 6 Kentucky and getting blown out 88-66 at then-No. 1 Auburn.
The Rebels have won their first four SEC games with their most recent victory being a 10-point win over then-No. 4 Alabama, but 'Bama is the only ranked opponent Ole Miss has faced in the SEC.
How to watch Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State, TV channel and streaming
Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State will be broadcast on ESPN2, which can be viewed via cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.
Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State start time, date and venue
Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State is scheduled to tip off at 6 PM ET/5 PM CT on Saturday, January 18th from Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi.
Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State predicted lineups
Ole Miss: Jaylen Murray, Sean Pedulla, Dre Davis, Matthew Murrell, Malik Dia
Out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams, the Mississippi State Bulldogs are 21st in offensive rating with 118.3 points scored per 100 possessions and are 103rd in defensive rating with 99.3 points allowed per 100 possessions.
The Ole Miss Rebels are ranked 76th in offensive rating (113.2) and are 22nd in defensive rating (92.9).
Bulldogs leading scorer Josh Hubbard averages 17.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting 40.7 percent from the field.
Rebels leading scorer Sean Pedulla is averaging 13.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.4 steals while shooting 39.6 percent from three-point range on 5.6 attempts per game.
The Bulldogs have eight players to appear in at least 16 of the team's 17 games played while averaging at least 5.0 points.
Ole Miss second-leading scorer Jaylen Murray is averaging 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 41.9 percent from beyond the arc on 5.1 attempts per game.
Mississippi State averages the 14th-most steals per game (9.9) and is ranked 61st in turnovers forced per game (14.3).
The Rebels hold opponents to the 25th-lowest average three-point percentage, with teams shooting 29.1 percent from beyond the arc against Ole Miss.
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