Ole Miss Rebels vs Memphis Tigers Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Memphis Tigers

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: ESPN2

The Ole Miss Rebels (6-1) are en route to FedExForum on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Memphis Tigers (5-2).

The Ole Miss Rebels took the court against Oklahoma and ended up losing by a score of 59-55 in their last contest. Ole Miss finished having earned a 45.1% FG percentage (23 of 51) and made 6 of their 18 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Rebels converted 3 of 3 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 24 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 10 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. Concerning the defense, Ole Miss allowed 53.5% from the field on 23 of 43 shooting. Oklahoma earned 12 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Oklahoma pulled down 25 boards (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Oklahoma finished shooting 69.2% at the charity stripe by making 9 of 13 attempts. They converted 4 of 7 tries from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Rebels finished with 14 and Oklahoma had 10 fouls.

Amaree Abram is one player who was important in the matchup. He finished the game at 53.8% from the field and earned 5 assists. He played 31 mins played and also grabbed 1 board. He racked up 17 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Ole Miss will play this contest with a win-loss record of 6-1 this year. They have an average of 70.9 pts per contest (225th in D-1) while connecting on 46.0% from the field. The Rebels are connecting on 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (45 of 130) and 68.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Ole Miss is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 92 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 247th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 14.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Rebels are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.5% on 3-pointers while they are 64th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (62.9). The Rebels defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.9% (164 of 391) and they relinquish 29.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 219th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 96 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Memphis Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 87-68 against North Alabama. The Tigers were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the game. They turned the ball over 10 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. North Alabama earned 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of those for a clip of 76.5%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Memphis knocked down 8 of their 17 attempts (47.1%). Overall, the Tigers walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.0%. The Tigers permitted North Alabama to knock down 26 of 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9% for this contest. They finished 36.8% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 19 and ended up shooting 9 out of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). When talking about team rebounding, Memphis permitted North Alabama to collect 22 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Kendric Davis pitched in for the Tigers for the matchup. He scored 18 points in his 20 mins on the hardwood and added 4 assists in this contest. He buried 4 out of 7 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and added 2 rebounds.

Memphis has a record of 5-2 for the year. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which ranks 135th in the nation. Memphis has accumulated 507 points this season (72.4 per contest) and they collect 35.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.6 times per contest (70th in D-1) and they turn it over 13.1 times per game. The Tigers are committing 17.7 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Memphis defense gives up 33.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (58 of 174) and their opponents are converting on 69.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.7 assists and 33.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 210th and 134th in college hoops. The Tigers are ranked 93rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.4. They are forcing 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.9% from the floor (57th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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