Ole Miss vs Georgia

Georgia’s 14-2 start, bounce-back win at South Carolina after the setback at Florida, and spotless 10-0 record at Stegeman make the Bulldogs the clear straight-up side against an Ole Miss team sitting 9-7 that just snapped a two-game skid with a home win over Missouri but has yet to win as a moneyline underdog this season, while Georgia is 11-0 when favored and brings a full, healthy rotation—headlined by scorer Jeremiah Wilkinson and returning rim presence Dylan James, who helped squeeze Ole Miss in last year’s defensive grinder in Athens—into this matchup. With both rosters confirmed intact on ESPN and no injuries listed on the national report, the talent gap plus home-court edge justify laying the steep price, so I’ll back Georgia on the moneyline at -650 with a Grade B: very high win probability, but only moderate expected return given how heavily the line already bakes in their dominance. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 14/01/2026 09:39([georgiadogs.com](https://georgiadogs.com/news/2026/1/13/mens-basketball-no-21-22-bulldogs-return-to-stegeman-to-face-ole-miss?utm_source=openai))

Ole Miss’ defense—which sits in the middle of the national pack and has recently given up 94 to Arkansas and 69 in a relatively fast-paced win over Missouri—now has to deal with a Georgia group averaging 96.4 points per game and regularly pushing past 100 at home, and with the total posted around 158.5 (about 13 points below these teams’ combined scoring average but roughly 14 above their combined points allowed) plus Georgia games having gone over this number 11 times already while only two Ole Miss contests have climbed that high, a healthy collection of scorers on both sides (Wilkinson, Somto Cyril and Kanon Catchings for Georgia; Dia and AJ Storr for Ole Miss) and the Bulldogs’ SEC-leading transition attack tilt me toward Over 158.5 at approximately -110, even though recent head-to-head meetings between these programs have skewed well Under this sort of total, which keeps this to a Grade B- rather than something higher. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 14/01/2026 09:39([espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401808174/ole-miss-georgia?utm_source=openai))

Malik Dia and AJ Storr just combined for 47 points in Ole Miss’ 76-69 win over Missouri, and that level of shot creation plus their ability to generate late runs makes me think the Rebels can stay inside a hefty +10.5 against a Georgia team that is 14-2 and 10-0 at home but only 7-9 ATS overall and 4-6 against the number when laying double digits, including a three-point home win over Ole Miss two seasons ago that would have been a comfortable cover for Rebel backers at this spread. With both squads healthy per the injury report and Georgia still capable of blowing teams out when its transition game really clicks, I’m grading Ole Miss +10.5 at -125 as a B: you’re betting on SEC-level competitiveness and backdoor-cover potential more than upset equity, but getting double digits in a series that has often played tight in Athens offers enough value to justify taking the points. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 14/01/2026 09:39([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/sports/basketball/aj-storr-erupts-26-points-ole-miss-holds-off-mizzou--flm-2026-01-11/?utm_source=openai))