Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Louisville Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Louisville Cardinals (5-2) will compete against the Ole Miss Rebels (6-1) at KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday.

The Ole Miss Rebels stepped onto the hardwood against Purdue and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-78 in their last game. Ole Miss wrapped up the contest with a 42.6% field goal percentage (26 out of 61) and made 15 of 36 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Rebels knocked down 11 of 13 shots for a rate of 84.6%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 22 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 16 assists for the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Concerning defense, Ole Miss allowed the other team to go 54.2% from the field on 26 out of 48 shooting. Purdue doled out 19 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Purdue totaled 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Purdue walked away from this one shooting 69.2% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of 26 attempts. They also buried 10 of 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Rebels finished with 20 and Purdue recorded 12 fouls.

Jaemyn Brakefield is a guy who had an impact for this game. He went 63.6% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the court for 24 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Ole Miss will take the court with a win-loss record of 6-1 so far this year. They turn it over 8.1 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Ole Miss is collecting 35.3 boards per game and has accumulated 111 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 155th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Rebels are shooting 36.4% on three-point shots (67 of 184) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. They average 82.6 points per game (61st in the nation) while connecting on 44.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Rebels are forcing 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 149th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 92 relinquished on the year. The Rebels defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.1% (160 of 371) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 35.1% on shots from downtown while they are 129th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (68.6).

The last time they took the court, the Louisville Cardinals took a loss by a score of 69-64 against Oklahoma. Concerning how they rebounded, Louisville permitted Oklahoma to pull down 21 in total (3 offensive). They shot 47.1% from three-point range via 8 out of 17 and ended up shooting 19 of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). The Cardinals allowed Oklahoma to make 21 of 44 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.7% for this contest. Overall, the Cardinals ended up going 24 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.1%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Louisville buried 7 of 32 tries (21.9%). They were able to make 9 of them for a percentage of 56.3%. Oklahoma was called for 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Cardinals to the free throw line for 16 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Cardinals corralled 22 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this game.

Chucky Hepburn was important for the Cardinals in this contest. He totaled 12 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 dimes in the matchup. He made 5 out of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Louisville has a mark of 5-2 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cardinals are hitting on 44.7% from the floor, which is 197th in the country. Louisville has accounted for 556 pts on the year (79.4 per game) and they grab 39.4 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 14.9 times per game (135th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest. The Cardinals are committing 17.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 70.7% from the charity stripe.

The Cardinals are ranked 49th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 64.4. They are forcing 17.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (67th in college basketball). The Louisville defense surrenders 33.1% on 3-point shots (52 of 157) and their opponents are making 66.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.9 assists and 35.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 64th and 197th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Louisville

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