Missouri Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

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

TV: SEC Network

The Missouri Tigers (8-16) are headed to The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Ole Miss Rebels (18-6).

The Missouri Tigers faced off with Mississippi State and took a loss by a final of 75-51 in their last contest. Missouri finished the game having earned a 34.0% FG percentage (16 of 47) and knocked down 3 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 16 of 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 27 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 7 assists for the game while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning defense, Missouri allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the floor on 28 out of 59 shooting. Mississippi State dished out 14 dimes and had 15 steals for this contest. On top of that, Mississippi State had 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Mississippi State ended up shooting 47.6% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 21 attempts. They also made 9 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Tigers walked away with 20 and Mississippi State accumulated 19 fouls.

Nick Honor is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He accounted for 15 points on 4 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 36.4% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Missouri heads into this contest with a record of 8-16 for the season. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.2 fouls per game. As a team, Missouri is grabbing 31.5 rebounds per game and has earned 310 assists so far this year, which ranks 230th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are hitting 32.4% from downtown (185 of 571) and 77.9% from the free throw line. They average 72.0 points per contest (235th in D-1) while connecting on 44.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Tigers have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are giving up 33.3% from 3-point land while they are 255th in college basketball in opponents PPG (74.3). The Tigers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (602 of 1,372) and they relinquish 37.4 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 169th in college hoops in allowing assists with 309 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Ole Miss Rebels took a loss by a score of 75-63 against Kentucky. Regarding rebounding, Ole Miss permitted Kentucky to snag 33 overall (3 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from downtown via 6 out of 18 and finished the game at 13 out of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). The Rebels allowed Kentucky to knock down 28 of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Rebels walked away from this one shooting 24 for 64 from the floor which had them shooting 37.5%. When talking about shooting from distance, Ole Miss made 5 out of their 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 55.6%. Kentucky earned 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 11 steals in this game. The Rebels pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this matchup.

Jaemyn Brakefield was important for the Rebels for the contest. He converted 6 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 2 dimes in the matchup.

Ole Miss has a win-loss mark of 18-6 for the year. The Rebels are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per game (48th in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. Ole Miss has scored 1,820 points on the campaign (75.8 per contest) and they average 34.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rebels are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which ranks them 136th in the nation.

The Ole Miss defense concedes 32.7% on three-point shots (177 of 542) and their opponents are connecting on 70.8% of their foul shots. They concede 14.4 dimes and 36.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 302nd and 289th in those categories. The Rebels on defense are ranked 176th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 71.6. They are able to force 13.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (153rd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Missouri

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