Ole Miss Rebels vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: SEC Network

Thompson-Boling Arena is the location where the Tennessee Volunteers (10-3) will take on the Ole Miss Rebels (13-0) on Saturday.

The Ole Miss Rebels took the court against Bryant and earned the victory with a final of 95-78 in their last contest. Ole Miss ended the game having earned a 53.8% field goal percentage (35 of 65) and buried 6 of 17 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Rebels made 19 of 28 shots for a rate of 67.9%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning defending, Ole Miss allowed the other team to go 42.0% from the field on 29 out of 69 shooting. Bryant distributed 16 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Bryant grabbed 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Bryant finished 47.1% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 17 tries. They also made 12 out of their 30 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Rebels left the arena with 13 while Bryant racked up 19 fouls.

Allen Flanigan is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He ended up going 53.8% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 27 mins and also pulled down 9 boards. He walked away with 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Ole Miss enters this one with a win-loss mark of 13-0 on the campaign. They average 77.4 points per outing (126th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.4% from the field. The Rebels are shooting 40.3% on 3-pointers (100 of 248) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Ole Miss is snagging 35.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 211 dimes so far this season, which is 91st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 10.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Rebels are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are currently ranked 133rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 163 surrendered this season. The Rebels are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.2% (316 of 787) and they relinquish 36.4 boards per contest as a squad. They concede 30.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 105th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.8).

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers got the victory with a final of 87-50 against Norfolk State. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Tennessee allowed Norfolk State to pull down 28 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 22.2% from 3-point land by going 2 of 9 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Volunteers permitted Norfolk State to convert 16 of their 47 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0% for this game. Overall, the Volunteers finished the game shooting 30 for 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.5%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Tennessee made 12 of 33 tries (36.4%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.2%. Norfolk State had 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 14 steals in this contest. The Volunteers were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest.

Zakai Zeigler ended up being a factor for the Volunteers in this game. He converted 6 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, but wasn't able to grab a board. He racked up 17 points in his 27 minutes on the court and earned 4 dimes for the matchup.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 10-3 for the campaign. The Volunteers commit 17.2 fouls every game and they connect on 77.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.8 times per game (36th in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.7 times per game. Tennessee has scored 1,012 points so far this season (77.8 per game) and they average 39.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Volunteers are connecting on 43.5% from the field, which ranks 255th in D-1.

The Tennessee defense gives up 29.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (84 of 290) and their opponents are making 68.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.5 dimes and 34.5 boards per contest, which is 41st and 163rd in those categories. The Volunteers on the defensive end are ranked 41st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 64.3. They are forcing 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.2% from the field (7th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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