UCF Knights vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 12/14/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCF Knights vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

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

TV: SECN+

The Ole Miss Rebels (7-2) will try to beat the UCF Knights (7-2) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Wednesday.

The UCF Knights took the court against Tarleton State and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-75 in their last contest. UCF walked away from the game with a 52.0% field goal percentage (26 of 50) and made 11 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Knights converted 12 of 18 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they collected 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 dimes in this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defense, UCF allowed 37.3% from the field on 22 out of 59 shooting. Tarleton State earned 12 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Moreover, Tarleton State grabbed 30 boards (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tarleton State ended up shooting 82.8% when shooting free throws by converting 24 of their 29 attempts. They buried 9 of their 28 tries from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Knights ended up with 16 while Tarleton State accumulated 28 personal fouls.

Taylor Hendricks is a guy who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up shooting 85.7% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He saw the court for 32 minutes and pulled down 9 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points on 6 of 7 shooting.

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UCF comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-2 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per game and as a group they commit 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UCF is pulling in 38.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 113 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 307th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Knights are connecting on 36.7% on 3-point shots (76 of 207) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They average 71.7 points per outing (201st in college basketball) while hitting 43.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Knights are able to force 15.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 33rd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 95 conceded on the campaign. The Knights defense is giving up a FG percentage of 37.6% (193 of 513) and they concede 33.8 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 26.7% from 3-point land and they rank 24th in the country in opponents PPG (60.3).

When they last played, the Ole Miss Rebels went home victorious with a score of 98-61 when they played Valparaiso. With respect to rebounding, Ole Miss permitted Valparaiso to pull down 30 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.5% from downtown by going 5 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Rebels permitted Valparaiso to make 22 out of their 57 attempts from the field which left them shooting 38.6% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Rebels finished shooting 41 for 73 from the floor which had them at 56.2%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Ole Miss converted 4 of 13 tries (30.8%). They were able to bury 12 of those for a rate of 75.0%. Valparaiso committed 13 fouls in this game which got the Rebels to the free throw line for 16 shots. They turned it over 5 times, while recording 14 steals in the game. The Rebels corralled 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this game.

Matthew Murrell pitched in for the Rebels in this game. He made 6 of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound. He racked up 17 points in his 19 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the contest.

Ole Miss has a win-loss record of 7-2 on the year. The Rebels have committed 14.2 fouls per contest and they hit 69.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.7 times per contest (177th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest. Ole Miss has accounted for 651 points on the season (72.3 per contest) and they snag 37.9 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Rebels are shooting 45.9% from the field, which ranks 134th in the nation.

The Rebels on the defensive end are ranked 58th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.2. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (108th in college basketball). The Ole Miss defense allows 34.6% on 3-point attempts (54 of 156) and opponents are knocking down 73.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 13.7 assists and 31.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 259th and 60th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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