Florida Gators vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 1/24/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Monday, January 24, 2022

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

TV: ESPN+

The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss is where the Ole Miss Rebels (9-9) will attempt to beat the Florida Gators (12-6) on Monday.

The Florida Gators took the court against Vanderbilt and went home with a win by a final score of 61-42 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Gators walked away with 19 and Vanderbilt finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also made 4 of 23 shots from long range. Vanderbilt finished the contest at 52.2% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 23 shots. In addition, Vanderbilt pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Vanderbilt earned 8 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Florida allowed the other team to go 28.9% from the field on 13 of 45 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 37 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Gators knocked down 6 of 13 attempts for a rate of 46.2%. Florida walked away from the game having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 60) and converted 9 of 36 3-point attempts.

Jason Jitoboh is one guy who was a factor for this game. He walked away with 8 points on 3 out of 4 shooting. He saw the court for 27 minutes and also grabbed 10 boards. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Florida heads into this game with a mark of 12-6 this year. They average 72.3 points per contest (171st in D-1) while shooting 43.2% from the field. The Gators are hitting 30.7% on three-point attempts (140 of 456) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida is pulling down 36.2 boards per contest and has totaled 237 assists for the campaign, which is 183rd in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.7 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Gators are able to force 16.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 50th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 184 relinquished for the campaign. The Gators are giving up a FG percentage of 43.1% (428 of 994) and they relinquish 34.1 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 29.5% on shots from distance and they are 35th in college basketball in points per game allowed (62.7).

The last time they took the court, the Ole Miss Rebels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-60 when they faced Mississippi State. The Rebels collected 16 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. Mississippi State had 13 fouls in the game which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 8 tries. They were able to make 6 of them for a rate of 75.0%. In regard to 3-point shots, Ole Miss converted 8 of their 20 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Rebels shot 23 out of 47 from the field which had them shooting 48.9%. The Rebels allowed Mississippi State to make 29 of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7% in this matchup. They went 33.3% from three-point range by going 6 of 18 and ended up shooting 14 of 17 from the charity stripe (82.4%). In reference to attacking the glass, Ole Miss allowed Mississippi State to pull down 27 in all (6 offensive).

Jaemyn Brakefield ended up being a major contributor for the Rebels for the game. He earned 13 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 2 assists in the game. He knocked down 5 out of 7 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a win-loss mark of 9-9 so far this year. The Rebels commit 14.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (136th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game. Ole Miss has tallied 1,222 points so far this year (67.9 per game) and they grab 34.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rebels are hitting on 42.8% from the field, which ranks 255th in college basketball.

The Rebels defensively are ranked 123rd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.8. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (257th in the nation). The Ole Miss defense surrenders 29.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (107 of 361) and their opposition knocks down 69.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.9 assists and 35.1 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 318th and 197th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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