The Michigan State Spartans are elite on the backboard and well-built to take advantage of Mississippi's weakness in rebounding. We're hitting the prop market to take advantage of this with Jaxson Kohler Over 6.5 rebounds. I expect a relatively low-scoring game with two teams that can defend each other well. I saw a small amount of value in what is already the lowest total of the day. With an increase in misses comes an increase in rebound opportunities. Kohler is easily the best rebounder on the floor. When the two lineups come out, he'll have the highest defensive rebounding percentage of any player on the floor and the highest offensive rebounding percentage of anyone on the floor. This one seems straightforward. I'd actually play this to 7.5 as I project a rebound total of 8.1.
The Rebels are coming off an upset win against Iowa State but their run ends here. MSU is No. 7 in KenPom ratings while Iowa State was No. 11. However, the Spartans are 3-point faves while the Cyclones were -5.5 despite missing one of their best players in Keshon Gilbert. The Spartans are fifth in the country in adjusted defense. They allow few shots at the the rim while holding foes to 27.8% shooting from deep. They'll force Ole Miss into tough midrange shots. MSU is also second in the country in rebounding rate (56.7%) while the Rebels are just 318th (46.9%). The Spartans should dominate the glass and cover as short faves.
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