Marquette Golden Eagles vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 11/18/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021

Location: TD Arena in Charleston, SC

TV: ESPN2

The Marquette Golden Eagles (3-0) are traveling to TD Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Ole Miss Rebels (2-0).

The Marquette Golden Eagles faced Illinois and went home with a win by a final score of 67-66 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 16 and Illinois accounted for 24 personal fouls. They buried 9 of their 24 attempts from beyond the arc. Illinois finished the game shooting 63.6% at the charity stripe by making 7 of 11 attempts. Additionally, Illinois collected 48 boards (18 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't have a block. Illinois distributed 13 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Regarding defense, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the floor on 25 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 23 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 27 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 18 of 31 tries for a rate of 58.1%. Marquette walked away from the game having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (22 out of 54) and knocked down 5 of 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Darryl Morsell is a player who had an impact in the game. He was able to score 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He played for 34 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Marquette will take the court with a win-loss mark of 3-0 this season. They average 76.7 pts per contest (147th in the nation) while hitting 42.0% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are hitting 27.1% on shots from distance (19 of 70) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Marquette is grabbing 35.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 40 dimes this year, which is 150th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 20.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles are forcing 20.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 23.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 292nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 44 relinquished for the year. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.0% (75 of 183) and they concede 43.3 boards per game as a group. They surrender 35.4% from 3-point land and they are 216th in the nation in points per game allowed (71.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Ole Miss Rebels got the victory with a final of 93-68 against Charleston Southern. The Rebels recorded 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 37 for this contest. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Charleston Southern had 10 personal fouls for the game which took the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 7 shots. They were able to make 6 of them for a clip of 85.7%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Ole Miss made 11 of their 29 attempts (37.9%). Overall, the Rebels went 38 out of 75 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.7%. The Rebels allowed Charleston Southern to bury 24 of their 65 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.9% in this game. They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 32 and finished the game at 12 of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Ole Miss permitted Charleston Southern to collect 38 in all (10 offensive).

Jarkell Joiner was important for the Rebels in the game. He converted 9 out of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 7 assists for the contest.

Ole Miss has a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Rebels are connecting on 51.8% from the floor, which ranks 32nd in the nation. Ole Miss has scored 175 pts for the season (87.5 per game) and they collect 37.5 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 23.0 times per contest (7th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per game. The Rebels are committing 15.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 68.8% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels defensively are ranked 132nd in the country in points per game surrendered with 64.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.3% from the field (141st in college hoops). The Ole Miss defense concedes 27.7% on shots from distance (13 of 47) and their opponents are converting on 71.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.5 assists and 34.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 197th and 170th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Marquette

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