Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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

TV: ESPN+

The Ole Miss Rebels (7-0) will take on the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1-5) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Tuesday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers stepped onto the hardwood against Siena and earned the victory with a final of 80-48 in their last game. Mount St. Mary's walked away from the contest with a 54.7% FG percentage (29 of 53) and converted 10 of their 18 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers made 12 of 14 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 32 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to defending, Mount St. Mary's allowed their opponent to shoot 35.7% from the field on 20 of 56 shooting. Siena recorded 5 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Siena pulled down 23 rebounds (9 offensive, 14 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Siena ended up shooting 54.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 11 tries. They made 2 out of their 15 attempts from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Mountaineers finished with 15 while Siena finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Dakota Leffew is one player who played a role in this matchup. He went 90.0% from the floor and totaled 8 assists. He played 30 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 of 10 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 1-5 on the season. They average 70.2 pts per contest (267th in D-1) while hitting 43.0% from the floor. The Mountaineers are connecting on 26.4% on three-point shots (29 of 110) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Mount St. Mary's is collecting 36.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 78 dimes on the year, which is 325th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 84th in college basketball in giving up assists with 81 surrendered for the year. The Mountaineers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (153 of 349) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.0% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 237th in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.5).

The last time they took the court, the Ole Miss Rebels went home victorious with a score of 80-77 when they played Memphis. The Rebels were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the matchup. They turned it over 13 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. Memphis earned 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Rebels to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of them for a clip of 73.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Ole Miss knocked down 11 out of 22 tries (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Rebels ended up going 29 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3%. The Rebels permitted Memphis to bury 31 out of 73 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.5% in this contest. They finished 16.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 3 out of 18 and ended up shooting 12 out of 15 at the charity stripe (80.0%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Ole Miss permitted Memphis to pull down 34 overall (11 offensive).

Jaylen Murray pitched in for the Rebels for this game. He buried 7 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He racked up 22 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and totaled 9 assists in this game.

Ole Miss has a win-loss mark of 7-0 so far this year. The Rebels are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per game (52nd in college basketball) and they cough up possession 10.0 times per contest. Ole Miss has earned 513 pts for the season (73.3 per game) and they snag 36.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Rebels are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks 199th in the country.

The Ole Miss defense surrenders 29.0% on shots from 3-point land (47 of 162) and opponents are converting on 74.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 13.0 dimes and 37.4 boards per game, ranking them 226th and 277th in college hoops. The Rebels on the defensive end are ranked 87th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.3. They have forced 12.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (53rd 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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