Ole Miss Rebels vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN

The Ole Miss Rebels (18-5) are on their way to Rupp Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (16-7).

The Ole Miss Rebels faced off with South Carolina and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-65 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Rebels walked away with 12 while South Carolina finished the game with 10 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land. South Carolina finished the game at 42.9% at the charity stripe by burying 3 of 7 tries. Additionally, South Carolina snagged 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. South Carolina distributed 16 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Ole Miss allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the field on 28 of 60 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes for this contest while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 26 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Rebels buried 5 of their 7 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Ole Miss ended having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (28 of 55) and converted 4 of 10 shots from beyond the arc.

Allen Flanigan is one player who had an impact in this game. He scored 26 points on 11 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also totaled 6 boards. He finished shooting 73.3% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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Ole Miss heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 18-5 this season. They have an average of 76.4 points per outing (112th in college hoops) while hitting 45.9% from the field. The Rebels are connecting on 38.7% on shots from downtown (175 of 452) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Ole Miss is collecting 34.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 362 assists for the season, which ranks 79th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.2 times per game and as a group are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Rebels are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 252nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 328 relinquished this season. The Rebels defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.8% (596 of 1,394) and they surrender 37.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 32.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 171st in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.4).

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats took a loss by a score of 89-85 when they faced Gonzaga. In the matter of team rebounding, Kentucky allowed Gonzaga to snag 35 overall (12 offensive). They went 22.2% from downtown by shooting 4 out of 18 and finished the game at 21 of 24 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Wildcats allowed Gonzaga to knock down 32 of 68 tries from the field which had them at 47.1% for this game. Overall, the Wildcats went 28 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 45.9%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Kentucky converted 6 of their 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to knock down 23 of them for a percentage of 82.1%. Gonzaga was called for 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 28 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Wildcats were able to pull down 15 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 26 in this matchup.

Reed Sheppard ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in this matchup. He totaled 21 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in this matchup. He made 8 of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 16-7 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 49.1% from the floor, which is 16th in Division 1. Kentucky has totaled 2,059 pts so far this year (89.5 per contest) and they pull down 38.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 17.7 times per game (13th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 9.8 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 16.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.1% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 337th in D-1 in points given up per game with 78.8. They have forced 12.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the floor (102nd in the nation). The Kentucky defense allows 32.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (200 of 619) and opponents are making 71.3% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.8 dimes and 37.8 boards per game, which is ranked 316th and 314th 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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