Tennessee Volunteers vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 12/28/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 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 where the Ole Miss Rebels (8-4) will go up against the Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) on Wednesday.

The Tennessee Volunteers faced off with Austin Peay and earned the victory with a final of 86-44 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Volunteers walked away with 12 while Austin Peay totaled 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 out of their 26 attempts from three-point range. Austin Peay ended up going 78.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 14 tries. On top of that, Austin Peay snagged 23 rebounds (10 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Austin Peay recorded 10 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. When it comes to the defense, Tennessee let their opponent shoot 25.5% from the field on 14 of 55 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this game while creating 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 46 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Volunteers knocked down 6 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Tennessee ended the contest with a 56.3% FG percentage (36 out of 64) and knocked down 8 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Olivier Nkamhoua is one player who came through for this contest. He recorded 20 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished the game at 81.8% from the floor and distributed 5 assists.

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Tennessee steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 10-2 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a group are committing 16.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Tennessee is snagging 41.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 209 assists for the season, which has them ranked 35th in the nation in terms of passing. The Volunteers are connecting on 33.0% on shots from downtown (99 of 300) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.7 pts per game (147th in Division 1) while going 41.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Volunteers are able to force 18.4 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are giving up 20.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 5th in the country in opponents points per game (52.8). The Volunteers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 32.9% (211 of 641) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 7th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 101 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Ole Miss Rebels went home defeated by a final of 66-65 against North Alabama. The Rebels recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 39 in the matchup. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. North Alabama had 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Ole Miss made 5 out of 17 attempts (29.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rebels finished the game shooting 24 for 61 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3%. The Rebels allowed North Alabama to convert 25 of 59 tries from the field which had them at 42.4% for this contest. They finished 40.9% from 3-point land via 9 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 12 from the free throw line (58.3%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Ole Miss allowed North Alabama to grab 26 overall (6 offensive).

Matthew Murrell ended up being a factor for the Rebels for this game. He made 4 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game.

Ole Miss has a mark of 8-4 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Rebels are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 188th in college basketball. Ole Miss has accounted for 840 pts for the season (70.0 per game) and they pull down 38.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per contest (216th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. The Rebels are committing 14.9 fouls per game and they go 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels on defense are ranked 63rd in the country in points allowed per contest with 63.5. They are forcing 13.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (79th in college hoops). The Ole Miss defense allows 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (75 of 220) and their opposition makes 74.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.3 dimes and 32.7 rebounds every game, which is ranked 221st and 106th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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