California Golden Bears vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (9-0) will play the California Golden Bears (3-6) at Frost Bank Center on Saturday.

The California Golden Bears faced off with Butler and took a loss by a final of 97-90 in their last contest. California walked away from the contest having earned a 46.1% FG percentage (35 out of 76) and buried 14 of 34 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Golden Bears converted 6 of 7 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, California let their opponent shoot 52.0% from the field on 39 of 75 shooting. Butler doled out 18 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Butler snagged 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Butler finished the game at 78.6% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 14 tries. They also converted 8 of 19 tries from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Golden Bears ended up with 18 and Butler accounted for 11 fouls.

Fardaws Aimaq is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He accumulated 24 points on 9 out of 22 shooting. He played 45 mins and pulled down 16 rebounds. He ended up shooting 40.9% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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California will play this game with a win-loss mark of 3-6 on the year. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, California is pulling in 38.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 94 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 347th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Bears are shooting 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (79 of 233) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.3 pts per game (152nd in D-1) while going 43.9% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Bears are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 286th in the nation in points per game allowed (75.6). The Golden Bears defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.2% (237 of 536) and they relinquish 31.7 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 24th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 91 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Ole Miss Rebels got the victory with a final of 70-68 against UCF. In regard to attacking the glass, Ole Miss permitted UCF to snag 32 in total (15 offensive). They finished 18.2% from beyond the perimeter via 4 out of 22 and finished the game at 22 of 34 from the charity stripe (64.7%). The Rebels allowed UCF to bury 21 of their 57 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 36.8% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Rebels went 20 out of 45 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.4%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Ole Miss made 6 out of their 15 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.6%. UCF was called for 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Rebels to the free throw line for 34 tries. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Rebels snagged 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 28 in the matchup.

Allen Flanigan pitched in for the Rebels for this game. He buried 5 of 11 in this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and earned 7 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game.

Ole Miss has a win-loss record of 9-0 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Rebels are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which is 197th in the nation. Ole Miss has accounted for 660 pts for the season (73.3 per contest) and they snag 35.9 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per contest (70th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 10.9 times per game. The Rebels commit 14.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Ole Miss defense concedes 26.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (56 of 209) and opponents are connecting on 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.7 dimes and 37.6 boards per game, which is ranked 196th and 285th in college hoops. The Rebels are ranked 83rd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 66.7. They have forced 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the floor (45th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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