North Alabama Lions vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 12/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Alabama Lions vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 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 site where the Ole Miss Rebels (8-3) will compete against the North Alabama Lions (6-5) on Tuesday.

The North Alabama Lions took the court against Colorado and took a loss by a final of 84-60 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Lions ended up with 23 while Colorado accounted for 21 fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 19 tries from 3-point land. Colorado walked away from this one shooting 63.0% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of their 27 shots. On top of that, Colorado had 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Colorado doled out 14 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, North Alabama allowed 50.8% from the field on 31 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists for the game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 31 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Lions buried 13 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 48.1%. North Alabama ended the contest with a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 out of 54) and knocked down 5 out of their 13 shots from beyond the perimeter.

KJ Johnson is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He shot 45.5% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He played 29 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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North Alabama heads into this matchup with a mark of 6-5 for the season. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.5 fouls per game. As a team, North Alabama is pulling down 35.6 boards per game and has totaled 141 dimes so far this year, which is 254th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Lions are shooting 37.0% on shots from downtown (74 of 200) and 65.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.0 points per game (99th in the nation) while hitting 47.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Lions are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.6 fouls. They concede 38.8% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 300th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (74.1). The Lions are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.7% (295 of 646) and they relinquish 33.3 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 208th in the nation in giving up assists with 147 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Ole Miss Rebels walked away with a victory by a final of 63-55 when they faced Temple. When discussing rebounds, Ole Miss permitted Temple to grab 29 in total (5 on the offensive side). They shot 20.8% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 24 and ended up shooting 16 of 19 from the charity stripe (84.2%). The Rebels permitted Temple to bury 17 out of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 29.8% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Rebels went 21 for 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.2%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Ole Miss converted 4 out of 22 tries (18.2%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.0%. Temple committed 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Rebels pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game.

Matthew Murrell ended up being important for the Rebels for the matchup. He scored 21 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for the matchup. He made 7 of 20 in this matchup for a rate of 35.0%, and added 7 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a win-loss mark of 8-3 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Rebels are shooting 45.1% from the field, which is 168th in D-1. Ole Miss has tallied 775 pts for the season (70.5 per contest) and they pull down 38.1 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.4 times per contest (203rd in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. The Rebels have committed 14.8 personal fouls every game and they go 67.9% from the charity stripe.

The Ole Miss defense allows 33.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (66 of 198) and their opponents are making 75.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 13.4 assists and 32.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 239th and 108th in those categories on the defensive end. The Rebels are ranked 59th in college hoops in points given up per game with 63.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.3% from the floor (73rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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