Ole Miss Rebels vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 2/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Location: Auburn Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SECN

The Auburn Tigers (24-3) will compete against the Ole Miss Rebels (13-14) at Auburn Arena on Wednesday.

The Ole Miss Rebels took the court against Georgia and walked away with a win by a score of 85-68 in their last game. Ole Miss wrapped up the contest having earned a 55.9% field goal percentage (33 of 59) and knocked down 9 out of their 21 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Rebels buried 10 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 23 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 18 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to defense, Ole Miss allowed their opponent to shoot 48.0% from the floor on 24 out of 50 shooting. Georgia distributed 18 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. Moreover, Georgia collected 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia finished shooting 81.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 21 attempts. They also converted 3 out of their 10 shots from long range. In reference to personal fouls, the Rebels finished with 16 while Georgia totaled 13 personal fouls.

Tye Fagan is someone who was a factor in this game. He walked away with 20 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins and also collected 2 boards. He ended up going 47.1% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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Ole Miss enters this one with a record of 13-14 on the year. They are averaging 68.8 pts per game (247th in college hoops) while going 43.7% from the floor. The Rebels are hitting 32.9% on 3-pointers (193 of 587) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Ole Miss is collecting 34.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 359 assists for the season, which has them ranked 155th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.8 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Rebels are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.1 fouls. They currently rank 332nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 414 surrendered on the season. The Rebels are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.6% (680 of 1,526) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 31.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 142nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (67.6).

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 63-62 when they faced Florida. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Auburn permitted Florida to pull down 24 in total (8 on the offensive side). They went 40.0% from distance by going 10 out of 25 and ended up shooting 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Tigers allowed Florida to make 19 of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Tigers finished shooting 20 out of 50 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Auburn made 5 out of 14 attempts (35.7%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.0%. Florida had 16 fouls for this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Tigers pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this contest.

Jabari Smith was important for the Tigers for the game. He had 28 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He converted 7 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Auburn has a record of 24-3 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are connecting on 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 139th in the nation. Auburn has accounted for 2,155 pts on the year (79.8 per contest) and they pull in 40.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per game (85th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. The Tigers commit 18.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Auburn defense surrenders 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (186 of 596) and opponents are making 73.4% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 10.9 dimes and 35.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 49th and 214th in college hoops. The Tigers on defense are ranked 116th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 67.0. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the field (13th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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