Auburn Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

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

TV: SECN

The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss is the location where the Ole Miss Rebels (9-6) will play the Auburn Tigers (15-1) on Saturday.

The Auburn Tigers played Alabama and went home with a win by a final score of 81-77 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Tigers ended up with 24 while Alabama recorded 18 fouls. They made 7 out of their 31 shots from 3-point land. Alabama ended up shooting 82.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 29 tries. Furthermore, Alabama snagged 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Alabama doled out 12 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Auburn let their opponent shoot 34.8% from the floor on 23 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 41 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 14 of 22 tries for a percentage of 63.6%. Auburn wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (30 of 67) and buried 7 out of their 26 shots from distance.

Jabari Smith is one guy who was important for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played 34 minutes played and also snagged 7 rebounds. He walked away with 25 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Auburn heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 15-1 this year. They turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.6 fouls every game. As a team, Auburn is grabbing 39.8 boards per game and has earned 241 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 65th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 34.9% on three-point shots (143 of 410) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 80.6 pts per contest (22nd in D-1) while connecting on 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 16.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They surrender 30.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 105th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (65.6). The Tigers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 38.0% (357 of 939) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 138th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 173 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Ole Miss Rebels took a loss by a final score of 67-51 when they played Texas A&M. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Ole Miss permitted Texas A&M to collect 29 overall (5 offensive). They finished 27.8% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 18 and finished the contest at 4 out of 7 at the free throw line (57.1%). The Rebels permitted Texas A&M to convert 29 of 52 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 55.8% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Rebels walked away from this one shooting 18 for 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.6%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Ole Miss converted 5 of 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to make 10 of those for a clip of 76.9%. Texas A&M committed 14 fouls for the matchup which took the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Rebels earned 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for this contest.

Nysier Brooks ended up being a major contributor for the Rebels in this matchup. He totaled 9 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 1 assist in this contest. He made 4 of 7 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a mark of 9-6 this year. The Rebels are responsible for committing 14.9 fouls every game and they shoot 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.1 times per game (136th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per game. Ole Miss has scored 1,038 pts for the year (69.2 per game) and they collect 36.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Rebels are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 247th in D-1.

The Ole Miss defense allows 28.6% on shots from beyond the arc (89 of 311) and opponents are converting on 67.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 14.4 dimes and 35.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 303rd and 239th in the nation. The Rebels are ranked 74th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 64.4. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (152nd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Auburn

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