Kentucky Wildcats vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 1/31/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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

TV: fuboTV

The Kentucky Wildcats (14-7) are headed to The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Tuesday where they will take on the Ole Miss Rebels (9-12).

The Kentucky Wildcats took the court against Kansas and ended up losing by a score of 77-68 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 14 and Kansas had 18 fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 16 tries from 3-point range. Kansas walked away from this one shooting 90.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 10 attempts. Additionally, Kansas grabbed 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kansas earned 18 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Kentucky allowed 49.2% from the floor on 31 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this game while creating 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled 26 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 16 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 69.6%. Kentucky walked away from the game with a 49.0% FG percentage (25 out of 51) and buried 2 of their 13 shots from downtown.

Oscar Tshiebwe is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He walked away with 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Kentucky enters this matchup with a record of 14-7 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Kentucky is snagging 38.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 342 assists on the campaign, which is 47th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (148 of 409) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.3 pts per game (100th in college basketball) on 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on 3-point shots while they are 109th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (66.9). The Wildcats defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (509 of 1,196) and they relinquish 31.0 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 57th in the country in allowing assists with 236 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Ole Miss Rebels went home defeated by a final of 82-60 against Oklahoma State. The Rebels were able to corral 14 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 26 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. Oklahoma State committed 13 fouls for this game which took the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 81.8%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Ole Miss made 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). When all was said and done, the Rebels went 23 out of 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.9%. The Rebels permitted Oklahoma State to make 27 of their 51 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.9% for the contest. They finished shooting 35.3% from downtown via 6 out of 17 and ended up shooting 22 out of 25 from the free throw line (88.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Ole Miss allowed Oklahoma State to snag 33 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Jaemyn Brakefield was important for the Rebels in this matchup. He totaled 12 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 4 of 9 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a mark of 9-12 so far this year. As an offense, the Rebels are shooting 42.8% from the floor, which is ranked 278th in the nation. Ole Miss has totaled 1,410 pts this season (67.1 per contest) and they average 36.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.6 times per game (234th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. The Rebels commit 16.2 fouls per game and they go 67.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels defensively are ranked 124th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.4. They have forced 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the field (119th in the nation). The Ole Miss defense allows 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (139 of 397) and their opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.5 dimes and 34.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 239th and 186th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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