LIU Sharks vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LIU Sharks vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The LIU Sharks (7-22 last year) are headed to The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Monday where they will go up against the Ole Miss Rebels (20-12 last season).

The LIU Sharks faced off with Merrimack and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-66 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Sharks ended up walking away with 22 and Merrimack recorded 11 fouls. They made 9 of 25 attempts from distance. Merrimack finished the game at 86.4% from the charity stripe by burying 19 of 22 tries. On top of that, Merrimack pulled down 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Merrimack totaled 11 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. In regard to defending, LIU allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 22 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 7 dimes in this game while creating 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 13 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Sharks converted 11 of 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. LIU ended the game with a 40.6% FG percentage (26 out of 64) and buried 3 out of their 10 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Tai Strickland is one player who played a role for the contest. He went 36.8% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He played for 31 mins and grabbed 2 boards. He notched 18 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Picks Tonight

LIU heads into this game after finishing with a record of 7-22 last year. They averaged 66.5 pts per game (328th in Division 1) while shooting 41.8% from the field. The Sharks hit on 31.0% on three-point shots (157 of 506) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a group, LIU grabbed 35.0 boards per game and earned 363 assists last season, which had them ranked 322nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 14.6 times per contest and as a team committed 19.2 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Sharks forced 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 15.9 fouls. They were 196th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 428 surrendered throughout last year. The Sharks allowed a shooting percentage of 45.5% (779 of 1,713) and they relinquished 37.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They surrendered 31.1% on shots from downtown while they were 311th in college hoops in opponents PPG (76.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ole Miss Rebels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-71 against Texas A&M. When discussing team rebounding, Ole Miss permitted Texas A&M to pull down 43 in total (16 offensive). They went 23.8% from distance by shooting 5 of 21 and finished the contest at 27 out of 37 at the charity stripe (73.0%). The Rebels permitted Texas A&M to make 24 of their 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.9% for this game. Overall, the Rebels ended up going 25 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.7%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Ole Miss made 9 of their 31 tries (29.0%). They were able to convert 12 of them for a rate of 57.1%. Texas A&M committed 22 fouls in this matchup which took the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Rebels corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the game.

Jaemyn Brakefield ended up being a factor for the Rebels in the matchup. He made 7 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 58.3%, and added 7 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 5 dimes in the matchup.

Ole Miss had a win-loss record of 20-12 last season. When it comes to offense, the Rebels shot 44.7% from the floor, which was ranked 175th in college basketball. Ole Miss scored 2,398 pts over the course of last season (74.9 per contest) and they grabbed 33.5 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 15.1 times per game (59th in the country) and they turned it over 10.8 times per game. The Rebels committed 16.3 fouls per contest and they connected on 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Ole Miss defense allowed 33.8% on 3-point shots (239 of 708) and opponents converted on 71.1% of their foul shots. They conceded 14.6 assists and 37.1 boards per contest, which was ranked 308th and 302nd in the country. The Rebels on defense were ranked 244th in college basketball in points given up per game with 73.9. They forced 12.4 TO's every game and let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (203rd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ole Miss

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here