Ole Miss (11-6, 2-2 SEC)
Georgia (11-5, 2-2 SEC)
Date: Tuesday, January 20
Time: 6 p.m.
TV: SEC Network
Radio: Sirius 136, XM 190
The Rebels wowed us in Arkansas. Can they do it again in Georgia?
Georgia and Ole Miss share nearly identical records and both teams have impressive wins. The Bulldogs most recently ended Florida's SEC winning streak that dated all the way back to Marshall Henderson, while Ole Miss comes off a 96-82 upset of No. 19 Arkansas.
The Rebels are probably happy to be playing once again in the comfy confines of anywhere but Tad Smith Coliseum - their favorite place. Just ask Arkansas, which fell victim to the hot-shooting Rebels in Fayetteville on Saturday.
Ole Miss plays better on the road, where the Rebels have lost only twice and one of those narrowly to No. 1 Kentucky. So bring on Athens.
The Rebels will once again lean on back-court trio Stefan Moody (18 ppg in SEC play), Jarvis Summers (14 ppg) and Snoop White (47-percent from 3-point range). They were 6 of 12 from behind the arc at Arkansas and combined for 45 points. A similar effort would certainly mean a W in Athens.
That win at Arkansas pushed Ole Miss from No. 68 all the way to No. 47 in the latest NCAA RPI. It was a big jump courtesy of a road victory over a Top 25 team. A win over the Georgia Bulldogs (RPI of 27) would launch the Rebels even higher. The Rebels are on the outside looking in of most NCAA projections at this point, but a win over Georgia would likely thrust Ole Miss onto or just inside the bubble.
Ole Miss has won three of its last four in Athens and Andy Kennedy is 6-4 against Georgia.