Ole Miss Rebels vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SECN

The Texas A&M Aggies (18-13) welcome the Ole Miss Rebels (20-11) at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday.

The Ole Miss Rebels stepped onto the hardwood against Texas A&M and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-60 in their last game. Ole Miss finished with a 39.3% FG percentage (22 of 56) and made 8 out of their 28 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Rebels made 8 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 17 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 13 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing the defense, Ole Miss allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 32 of 64 shooting. Texas A&M distributed 19 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. In addition, Texas A&M snagged 44 boards (16 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Texas A&M finished the game at 60.0% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 15 shots. They also knocked down 13 of their 26 shots from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Rebels finished with 11 while Texas A&M recorded 13 fouls.

Jaylen Murray is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished the contest at 47.1% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. He finished with 21 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Ole Miss will play this contest with a record of 20-11 for the season. They have an average of 75.1 points per outing (134th in Division 1) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Rebels are connecting on 36.9% on shots from distance (232 of 629) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Ole Miss is pulling down 33.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 468 assists on the year, which ranks 77th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Rebels have forced 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.1% on 3-point attempts and they rank 242nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.7). The Rebels are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.2% (819 of 1,851) and they concede 36.7 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 311th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 457 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Texas A&M Aggies walked away with a victory by a final of 86-60 against Ole Miss. The Aggies snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. Ole Miss was called for 11 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Aggies to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a rate of 60.0%. In reference to shooting from distance, Texas A&M buried 13 out of their 26 attempts (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Aggies walked away from this one shooting 32 for 64 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Aggies permitted Ole Miss to knock down 22 out of their 56 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.3% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 28.6% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 28 and ended up going 8 of 16 at the free throw line (50.0%). Concerning rebounds, Texas A&M permitted Ole Miss to collect 17 in total (5 offensive).

Manny Obaseki pitched in for the Aggies in the matchup. He made 9 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 1 rebound. He racked up 25 points in his 20 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for the contest.

Texas A&M has a record of 18-13 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Aggies are connecting on 39.7% from the floor, which is ranked 351st in D-1. Texas A&M has accounted for 2,276 points for the campaign (73.4 per game) and they collect 42.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 11.3 times per game (318th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.7 times per contest. The Aggies are committing 16.1 fouls every game while shooting 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies on the defensive side of the court are 103rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 69.5. They have forced 11.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (85th in college hoops). The Texas A&M defense gives up 33.3% on 3-point shots (266 of 800) and their opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 14.4 dimes and 33.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 301st and 139th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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