Troy Trojans vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Troy Trojans vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

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

TV: ESPN+

The Ole Miss Rebels (10-0) host the Troy Trojans (5-5) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Tuesday.

The Troy Trojans took the court against Southern University at New Orleans and went home with a win by a final score of 110-63 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Trojans walked away with 17 while Southern University at New Orleans recorded 12 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of their 16 shots from 3-point land. Southern University at New Orleans finished 47.4% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 19 shots. Moreover, Southern University at New Orleans grabbed 22 boards (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Southern University at New Orleans doled out 10 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, Troy allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 24 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes for this game as well as creating 17 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Trojans buried 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Troy wrapped up the contest having earned a 52.5% FG percentage (42 out of 80) and made 14 of 35 shots from distance.

Christyon Eugene is a player who came through for this contest. He totaled 19 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played for 27 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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Troy will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 5-5 this year. They are turning it over 14.7 times per game and as a team they commit 20.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Troy is pulling down 43.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 163 assists on the year, which ranks 107th in the nation in terms of passing. The Trojans are shooting 35.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (95 of 266) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 85.8 pts per contest (20th in the nation) while connecting on 45.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Trojans are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They currently rank 40th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 106 surrendered for the season. The Trojans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (242 of 582) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 155th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (69.9).

When they last played, the Ole Miss Rebels went home victorious with a score of 88-78 when they faced California. The Rebels were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. California was called for 16 fouls in this game which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a clip of 87.5%. With respect to three-point attempts, Ole Miss buried 12 of their 21 tries (57.1%). When all was said and done, the Rebels walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 59 from the field which had them at 52.5%. The Rebels permitted California to convert 30 out of their 72 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 41.7% for the contest. They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 30 and ended up shooting 8 of 10 at the charity stripe (80.0%). When talking about rebounding, Ole Miss permitted California to pull down 35 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Jaemyn Brakefield pitched in for the Rebels in this game. He buried 8 of 11 in this contest giving him a rate of 72.7%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He had 27 points in his 28 minutes on the court and earned 1 assist for the game.

Ole Miss has a mark of 10-0 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rebels are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which ranks 158th in Division 1. Ole Miss has accounted for 748 points this season (74.8 per game) and they pull down 35.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.2 times per game (56th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. The Rebels have committed 14.5 fouls per game while shooting 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Ole Miss defense surrenders 27.6% on shots from beyond the arc (66 of 239) and their opposition knocks down 72.2% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.9 assists and 37.7 boards every game, ranking them 197th and 296th in the country. The Rebels on the defensive side of the court are 105th in college basketball in PPG given up with 67.8. They have forced 12.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (45th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Troy

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