Ole Miss Rebels vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (16-3) are traveling to Reed Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (12-7).

The Ole Miss Rebels faced off with Arkansas and earned the victory with a final of 77-51 in their last contest. Ole Miss finished the contest having earned a 47.0% field goal percentage (31 out of 66) and buried 7 out of their 19 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Rebels knocked down 8 of their 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 17 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to defense, Ole Miss let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the floor on 17 out of 51 shooting. Arkansas doled out 13 assists and had 3 steals in this game. On top of that, Arkansas totaled 23 boards (8 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Arkansas finished shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 18 shots. They made 5 of their 22 tries from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Rebels ended up with 17 while Arkansas recorded 13 personal fouls.

Jaylen Murray is a player who came through in this matchup. He recorded 21 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and also totaled 1 rebound. He finished the contest at 53.3% from the field and also totaled 3 dimes.

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Ole Miss will play this contest with a win-loss record of 16-3 so far this year. They are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Ole Miss is snagging 35.3 boards per contest and has tallied 292 dimes so far this season, which is 79th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Rebels are hitting 38.2% from downtown (141 of 369) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.7 pts per contest (116th in the country) while connecting on 45.7% from the field.

On defense, the Rebels are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.5% on shots from downtown and they are 140th in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.2). The Rebels are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.5% (478 of 1,151) and they surrender 36.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 237th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 258 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Texas A&M Aggies got the victory with a final of 63-57 when they played Missouri. In relation to attacking the glass, Texas A&M allowed Missouri to collect 33 overall (8 offensive). They shot 27.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 29 and finished the game at 7 out of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Aggies permitted Missouri to convert 21 of their 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.9% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Aggies ended up shooting 15 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 28.8%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Texas A&M made 6 of 27 tries (22.2%). They were able to make 27 of them for a rate of 73.0%. Missouri was called for 26 fouls for the matchup which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 37 shots. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Aggies collected 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game.

Wade Taylor was important for the Aggies for this game. He earned 19 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 3 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 5 of 13 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Texas A&M has a win-loss mark of 12-7 so far this year. The Aggies are responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.5 times per contest (308th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 9.7 times per game. Texas A&M has scored 1,408 points on the season (74.1 per game) and they grab 43.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are hitting on 39.0% from the floor, which is ranked 354th in college basketball.

The Aggies defensively are ranked 104th in the country in PPG given up with 68.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the field (60th in the country). The Texas A&M defense gives up 33.6% on 3-pointers (160 of 476) and their opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.0 dimes and 33.8 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 274th and 121st in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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