Ole Miss Rebels vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS

TV: ESPN+

Mississippi Coast Coliseum is the location where the Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-5) will attempt to beat the Ole Miss Rebels (8-1) on Saturday.

The Ole Miss Rebels faced Louisville and earned the victory with a final of 86-63 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Rebels walked away with 16 and Louisville totaled 19 fouls. They buried 5 out of their 30 attempts from distance. Louisville finished 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 30 attempts. Moreover, Louisville snagged 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Louisville totaled 9 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Ole Miss let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the field on 19 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in the game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Rebels buried 10 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 76.9%. Ole Miss ended the contest having earned a 56.7% FG percentage (34 out of 60) and made 8 out of their 20 3-pointers.

Sean Pedulla is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He totaled 19 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He shot 41.7% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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Ole Miss enters this game with a mark of 8-1 for the season. They are averaging 83.3 pts per contest (44th in college hoops) while hitting 46.7% from the floor. The Rebels are shooting 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (83 of 227) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Ole Miss is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 144 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 151st in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 8.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Rebels are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 86th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 109 conceded this year. The Rebels defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (197 of 479) and they concede 35.1 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.0% on 3-point shots and they are 67th in the nation in PPG allowed (66.2).

When they last played, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles went home defeated by a final of 86-58 when they faced Tulane. When it comes to rebounds, Southern Miss allowed Tulane to collect 29 in all (6 offensive). They finished 36.4% from distance by shooting 8 of 22 and finished the contest at 18 of 21 from the charity stripe (85.7%). The Golden Eagles permitted Tulane to convert 30 of their 61 attempts from the field which left them shooting 49.2% in this matchup. In all, the Golden Eagles shot 19 out of 52 from the field which had them sitting at 36.5%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Southern Miss knocked down 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to make 12 of those for a clip of 66.7%. Tulane committed 15 personal fouls in this game which took the Golden Eagles to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Golden Eagles recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this matchup.

Denijay Harris ended up being a factor for the Golden Eagles for the contest. He totaled 12 points in his 31 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist for the contest. He buried 1 out of 5 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 20.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Southern Miss has a win-loss record of 4-5 for the campaign. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 208th in Division 1. Southern Miss has totaled 679 pts for the campaign (75.4 per contest) and they grab 36.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.4 times per contest (109th in college basketball) and they turn it over 15.2 times per game. The Golden Eagles commit 16.4 personal fouls per contest while shooting 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Southern Miss defense allows 32.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (66 of 205) and opponents are making 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.7 assists and 35.6 rebounds per contest, which is 236th and 231st in college hoops. The Golden Eagles on defense are ranked 333rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 78.7. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (313th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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