Ole Miss Rebels vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 3/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SEC Network

The Georgia Bulldogs (15-14) will try to defeat the Ole Miss Rebels (20-9) at Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday.

The Ole Miss Rebels faced Missouri and walked away with a win by a score of 84-78 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Rebels finished with 23 and Missouri totaled 29 fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 19 attempts from three-point range. Missouri finished the game shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Missouri pulled down 20 rebounds (8 offensive, 12 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Missouri doled out 14 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Regarding defending, Ole Miss allowed the other team to shoot 54.0% from the floor on 27 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rebels made 28 of their 42 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Ole Miss wrapped up the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (23 of 46) and converted 10 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Matthew Murrell is a player who was a major factor in the game. He racked up 21 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Ole Miss comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 20-9 on the season. They are turning it over 10.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Ole Miss is pulling in 34.1 boards per game and has earned 443 dimes this season, which ranks 80th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Rebels are shooting 37.7% on three-point attempts (218 of 579) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.9 points per game (116th in college hoops) while going 45.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Rebels have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 fouls. They currently rank 305th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 425 conceded for the season. The Rebels defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.0% (762 of 1,730) and they concede 36.2 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 33.9% on shots from downtown while they are 234th in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.4).

The last time they took the court, the Georgia Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 70-56 when they played Texas A&M. The Bulldogs snagged 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. Texas A&M earned 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 6 tries. They were able to convert 4 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of three-point shots, Georgia converted 10 of 41 attempts (24.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 21 out of 65 from the floor which had them at 32.3%. The Bulldogs allowed Texas A&M to convert 24 of 67 tries from the field which had them sitting at 35.8% for the game. They went 26.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 30 and finished the game at 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). When talking about attacking the glass, Georgia permitted Texas A&M to collect 45 overall (16 on the offensive side).

Blue Cain ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He made 5 out of 12 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and earned 2 rebounds. He scored 11 points in his 20 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist for the game.

Georgia has a win-loss record of 15-14 this year. The Bulldogs commit 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.6 times per game (302nd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game. Georgia has accounted for 2,177 points on the season (75.1 per game) and they collect 35.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs are connecting on 43.0% from the field, which ranks 281st in the country.

The Georgia defense gives up 33.3% on 3-point shots (229 of 687) and their opposition knocks down 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.2 assists and 37.5 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 292nd and 314th in those defensive categories. The Bulldogs defensively are ranked 257th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 74.4. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the floor (170th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia

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