What: Vanderbilt Commodores (14-4, 2-2) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (10-8, 2-2)

Where: Humphrey Coliseum (10,500), Starkville, Miss.

When: 6 p.m. CST, Thursday

TV: ESPN2

Radio: Nashville: 97.1 FM

Rankings: Vanderbilt is 19th in the AP Poll and 22nd in ESPN's

Warren Nolan RPI: Vanderbilt: 20, Mississippi State: 177

The line: Vanderbilt by 7

Sagarin prediction: Vanderbilt by 14

Pomeroy prediction: Vanderbilt 79, Mississippi State 65 (VU has a 91 percent chance of victory)

Series record: Vanderbilt leads 72-44; the teams split last year, with VU winning at Memorial Gym and MSU winning in the SEC Tournament

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