Ole Miss Rebels vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 3/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: SEC Network

The Missouri Tigers (8-20) host the Ole Miss Rebels (19-9) at Mizzou Arena on Saturday.

The Ole Miss Rebels played Alabama and ended up losing by a score of 103-88 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Rebels left the arena with 18 and Alabama accounted for 21 fouls. They also knocked down 15 out of their 37 tries from 3-point land. Alabama shot 81.8% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 22 tries. On top of that, Alabama snagged 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Alabama dished out 25 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. Regarding defense, Ole Miss allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 35 out of 70 shooting. They also distributed 16 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 28 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Rebels made 24 of 31 attempts for a percentage of 77.4%. Ole Miss finished the contest having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 54) and made 8 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Allen Flanigan is a player who was a factor for this game. He accumulated 28 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes and pulled down 6 boards. He finished 70.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Ole Miss heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 19-9 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Ole Miss is collecting 34.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 430 dimes so far this year, which is 68th in the nation in terms of passing. The Rebels are hitting 37.6% on shots from distance (208 of 553) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.6 pts per contest (125th in D-1) while hitting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Rebels have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 224th in college hoops in opponents points per game (73.3). The Rebels are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.8% (735 of 1,680) and they relinquish 36.7 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 308th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 411 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Missouri Tigers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-74 when they faced Florida. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Missouri allowed Florida to collect 37 in total (13 offensive). They wrapped up this game 34.8% from distance by shooting 8 of 23 and ended up shooting 15 of 23 from the free throw line (65.2%). The Tigers permitted Florida to knock down 30 of 61 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.2% for the contest. In all, the Tigers went 27 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 48.2%. In relation to shooting from distance, Missouri converted 4 of 18 tries (22.2%). They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. Florida committed 19 personal fouls in this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Tigers snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 26 in this matchup.

Sean East pitched in for the Tigers in this game. He scored 20 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and accounted for 4 assists in the game. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and added 4 rebounds.

Missouri has a mark of 8-20 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are shooting 44.0% from the field, which ranks them 225th in the nation. Missouri has totaled 2,018 pts for the campaign (72.1 per game) and they average 31.1 boards per game. They are getting an assist 12.4 times per game (254th in the country) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. The Tigers have committed 19.6 personal fouls per game while shooting 79.0% from the free throw line.

The Tigers defensively are ranked 277th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 75.2. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (216th in the nation). The Missouri defense concedes 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (213 of 624) and opponents are converting on 74.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.1 assists and 37.3 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 204th and 307th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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