Ole Miss Rebels vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Neville Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (15-2) are on their way to Neville Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Auburn Tigers (15-2).

The Ole Miss Rebels stepped onto the hardwood against LSU and went home with a loss by a final score of 89-80 in their last contest. Ole Miss ended with a 36.9% field goal percentage (24 out of 65) and made 6 of 24 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Rebels converted 26 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 89.7%. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 7 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Ole Miss allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the field on 28 out of 58 shooting. LSU distributed 13 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. Moreover, LSU had 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. LSU finished the game shooting 74.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of their 31 attempts. They also converted 10 of their 21 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Rebels ended up finishing with 19 while LSU accounted for 21 personal fouls.

Jaylen Murray is someone who played a role for the game. He was able to score 23 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 64.3% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Ole Miss steps onto the court with a record of 15-2 for the year. They are giving up possession 10.2 times per game and as a team are committing 15.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, Ole Miss is pulling down 35.1 boards per game and has earned 264 dimes on the season, which ranks 89th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Rebels are connecting on 39.0% on 3-point shots (130 of 333) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.8 pts per game (104th in the country) while hitting 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Rebels are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 209th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 226 conceded for the season. The Rebels defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.1% (429 of 1,045) and they concede 37.6 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 158th in college hoops in opponents PPG (70.6).

In their last game, the Auburn Tigers got the victory with a final of 80-65 when they played Vanderbilt. In regard to team rebounding, Auburn permitted Vanderbilt to pull down 29 overall (13 on the offensive side). They went 22.2% from 3-point land by going 4 of 18 and finished the game at 21 of 30 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Tigers allowed Vanderbilt to knock down 20 out of their 53 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.7% in this contest. Overall, the Tigers finished the game shooting 27 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 46.6%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Auburn made 8 out of their 25 tries (32.0%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.8%. Vanderbilt had 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Tigers were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 37 for the game.

Jaylin Williams was important for the Tigers in this contest. He made 7 of 7 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and added 8 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Auburn has a win-loss mark of 15-2 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Tigers are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which is 83rd in the nation. Auburn has accounted for 1,425 points on the season (83.8 per contest) and they average 39.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 18.5 times per game (10th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest. The Tigers have committed 18.2 fouls per contest and they hit 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Auburn defense gives up 29.3% from downtown (103 of 351) and their opponents are connecting on 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 9.5 dimes and 33.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 9th and 112th in those defensive categories. The Tigers defensively are ranked 49th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 65.6. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.9% from the field (8th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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