Florida Gators vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 12/29/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Location: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS

TV: SECN

The Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) will compete against the Florida Gators (9-3) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Wednesday.

The Florida Gators stepped onto the hardwood against Stony Brook and took home the win by a score of 87-62 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Gators ended up finishing with 13 while Stony Brook totaled 17 fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 19 tries from distance. Stony Brook finished 16.7% at the charity stripe by converting 1 of their 6 tries. Furthermore, Stony Brook collected 19 boards (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stony Brook doled out 8 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Regarding defending, Florida let their opponent shoot 51.9% from the floor on 28 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled a total of 39 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Gators made 15 of their 20 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Florida ended the contest having earned a 53.3% FG percentage (32 of 60) and made 8 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Phlandrous Fleming is a player who was a factor for the contest. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the field and distributed 2 assists. He played for 25 minutes and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up scoring 20 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Florida will enter this game with a mark of 9-3 for the year. They have an average of 74.0 points per game (139th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.0% from the floor. The Gators are hitting 31.2% on three-point shots (93 of 298) and 72.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida is snagging 37.3 boards per game and has accumulated 157 assists on the year, which ranks 180th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Gators are forcing their opponents into 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 fouls. They currently rank 45th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 116 conceded for the campaign. The Gators defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.0% (276 of 642) and they concede 33.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 28.7% on shots from distance and they are 30th in the country in PPG allowed (59.9).

For their last game, the Ole Miss Rebels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-73 when they faced Samford. The Rebels collected 15 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 25 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. Samford earned 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.5%. In relation to three-point shots, Ole Miss made 8 out of 28 tries (28.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Rebels went 26 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.6%. The Rebels allowed Samford to bury 27 out of 53 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.9% in this contest. They finished shooting 45.8% from three-point range by hitting 11 out of 24 and ended up shooting 10 out of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). When talking about rebounds, Ole Miss allowed Samford to grab 33 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Jarkel Joiner ended up being a major contributor for the Rebels for the matchup. He earned 15 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the game. He converted 4 of 8 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Ole Miss has a win-loss record of 8-4 for the year. As an offense, the Rebels are connecting on 42.8% from the floor, which ranks 248th in the nation. Ole Miss has totaled 845 pts on the season (70.4 per game) and they grab 37.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.3 times per game (127th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per game. The Rebels are committing 15.7 fouls per game and they shoot 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels on the defensive side of the court are 77th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 63.4. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (117th in college basketball). The Ole Miss defense allows 29.2% on three-point shots (71 of 243) and opponents are connecting on 67.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.1 assists and 36.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 278th and 248th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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