Ole Miss Rebels vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (18-4) are on their way to Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks (19-3).

The Ole Miss Rebels stepped onto the hardwood against Auburn and ended up losing by a score of 91-77 in their last contest. Ole Miss ended the contest with a 45.2% field goal percentage (28 out of 62) and buried 8 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rebels made 13 of 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled 21 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 20 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, Ole Miss allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the field on 35 out of 64 shooting. Auburn doled out 25 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Auburn snagged 36 boards (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Auburn finished the game shooting 69.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 13 shots. They made 12 out of their 27 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Rebels finished with 14 and Auburn recorded 16 fouls.

Allen Flanigan is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He played 33 mins and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Ole Miss heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 18-4 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 15.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Ole Miss is collecting 34.3 boards per game and has totaled 349 assists on the year, which has them ranked 54th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Rebels are shooting 38.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (171 of 442) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.9 points per game (109th in college hoops) while hitting 45.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Rebels are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 277th in the country in giving up assists with 312 relinquished this season. The Rebels defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.6% (568 of 1,334) and they concede 37.2 boards per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 32.6% on 3-point shots and they rank 176th in the nation in PPG allowed (71.6).

The last time they took the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks went home victorious with a score of 72-62 when they played Georgia. The Gamecocks were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. Georgia earned 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for 11 tries. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a clip of 63.6%. Regarding three-point attempts, South Carolina knocked down 7 out of their 20 attempts (35.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Gamecocks ended up going 29 out of 56 from the field which had them sitting at 51.8%. The Gamecocks permitted Georgia to bury 22 out of their 56 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 39.3% in this matchup. They went 32.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 9 at the free throw line (100.0%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, South Carolina allowed Georgia to grab 25 in all (6 offensive).

Collin Murray-Boyles ended up having an impact for the Gamecocks in this contest. He recorded 16 points in his 27 mins on the hardwood and added 4 dimes for the contest. He made 7 out of 9 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

South Carolina has a mark of 19-3 this year. The Gamecocks commit 15.9 personal fouls per game and they go 72.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.5 times per contest (61st in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per contest. South Carolina has scored 1,599 points on the year (72.7 per game) and they average 36.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Gamecocks are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 228th in the nation.

The South Carolina defense concedes 32.2% on shots from distance (128 of 397) and their opponents are making 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 10.7 assists and 32.1 rebounds per contest, which is 32nd and 42nd in D-1. The Gamecocks on defense are ranked 18th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 64.1. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the field (48th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina

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