Florida Gators vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 1/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

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

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (13-1) welcome the Florida Gators (10-4) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Wednesday.

The Florida Gators faced off with Kentucky and went home with a loss by a final score of 87-85 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Gators ended up finishing with 23 and Kentucky accumulated 17 personal fouls. They buried 5 out of their 20 attempts from 3-point land. Kentucky shot 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of 28 attempts. Furthermore, Kentucky grabbed 35 boards (5 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't have a block. Kentucky distributed 6 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Florida allowed 45.6% from the floor on 31 out of 68 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes in this matchup while creating 9 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gators converted 18 of 29 tries for a rate of 62.1%. Florida walked away from the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (29 of 68) and buried 9 of 31 three-point shots.

Walter Clayton is a guy who came through for this game. He went 41.2% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 34 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He left the arena with 23 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Florida will play this game with a mark of 10-4 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, Florida is pulling in 45.2 boards per game and is sitting with 229 dimes for the campaign, which is 96th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Gators are shooting 33.2% on shots from downtown (108 of 325) and 65.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 86.2 points per contest (11th in the country) while hitting 46.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Gators are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They give up 33.4% on shots from distance and they rank 267th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (74.6). The Gators are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.3% (374 of 905) and they relinquish 34.6 boards per game as a group. They are 43rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 155 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ole Miss Rebels took a loss by a final score of 90-64 against Tennessee. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Ole Miss permitted Tennessee to collect 38 in all (16 offensive). They went 36.7% from distance by going 11 of 30 and finished the contest at 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Rebels permitted Tennessee to bury 34 out of 72 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.2% for the contest. In all, the Rebels went 23 for 54 from the floor which had them shooting 42.6%. Regarding 3-pointers, Ole Miss made 6 of their 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to make 12 of them for a percentage of 70.6%. Tennessee was called for 16 fouls in this contest which took the Rebels to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. The Rebels were able to pull down 20 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 24 in this matchup.

Jaemyn Brakefield was important for the Rebels in this game. He earned 22 points in his 27 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes. He made 7 out of 8 for this game for a rate of 87.5%, and added 2 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a mark of 13-1 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Rebels are shooting 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 112th in the nation. Ole Miss has 1,070 pts for the campaign (76.4 per contest) and they average 34.7 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.9 times per game (60th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.5 times per game. The Rebels have committed 14.5 fouls every game and they go 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels are ranked 137th in the country in PPG given up with 69.4. They have forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (79th in the country). The Ole Miss defense allows 31.0% on 3-pointers (104 of 336) and opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.4 assists and 37.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is 236th and 281st in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida

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