Auburn Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

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

TV: SEC Network

The Auburn Tigers (17-4) are headed to The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Ole Miss Rebels (18-3).

The Auburn Tigers faced off with Vanderbilt and walked away with a win by a score of 81-54 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Tigers finished with 21 and Vanderbilt recorded 20 fouls. They made 4 out of their 17 attempts from distance. Vanderbilt finished shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of 28 tries. On top of that, Vanderbilt had 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Vanderbilt dished out 6 assists and had 6 steals for the game. With regard to the defense, Auburn allowed their opponent to shoot 26.8% from the floor on 15 of 56 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 41 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Tigers buried 15 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Auburn ended the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 63) and made 10 out of their 26 shots from distance.

Johni Broome is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He ended up going 63.6% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 24 minutes played and grabbed 11 rebounds. He totaled 16 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Auburn comes into this matchup with a record of 17-4 this season. They average 82.0 points per contest (27th in college hoops) on 46.3% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 33.0% on three-point shots (165 of 500) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Auburn is collecting 39.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 377 assists on the season, which ranks 9th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 18.2 fouls every game.

On defense, the Tigers have forced 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 11th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 203 relinquished on the campaign. The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 37.6% (458 of 1,218) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 29.1% on 3-point shots while they are 38th in college basketball in opponents points per game (65.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ole Miss Rebels went home victorious with a score of 86-82 when they faced Mississippi State. In relation to how they rebounded, Ole Miss allowed Mississippi State to grab 33 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished 44.4% from distance by going 8 of 18 and ended up going 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Rebels allowed Mississippi State to convert 30 of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 53.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Rebels walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Ole Miss converted 12 of their 30 tries (40.0%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.9%. Mississippi State was called for 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Rebels to the free throw line for 13 tries. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 12 steals in this matchup. The Rebels pulled down 16 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 24 for this contest.

Jaylen Murray was important for the Rebels in the game. He made 7 of 18 for the matchup for a rate of 38.9%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 11 dimes in this contest.

Ole Miss has a mark of 18-3 this season. As an offense, the Rebels are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is 130th in the nation. Ole Miss has accounted for 1,615 pts on the year (76.9 per game) and they snag 34.7 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 15.7 times per game (53rd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per game. The Rebels are committing 15.5 fouls per game and they hit 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels on the defensive side of the court are 145th in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (102nd in the country). The Ole Miss defense concedes 31.9% on shots from distance (150 of 470) and opponents are making 71.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.7 dimes and 37.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 254th and 285th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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