South Carolina Gamecocks vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS

TV: SEC Network

The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss is where the Ole Miss Rebels (19-7) will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (21-5) on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced off with LSU and took a loss by a final of 64-63 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Gamecocks left the arena with 12 and LSU accounted for 10 fouls. They also made 5 out of their 13 attempts from distance. LSU ended up going 64.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 14 tries. On top of that, LSU collected 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. LSU earned 6 assists and had 6 steals for the game. When discussing defending, South Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected 30 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Gamecocks made 5 of 6 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. South Carolina walked away from the contest having earned a 41.9% FG percentage (26 out of 62) and buried 6 out of their 20 three-point shots.

B.J. Mack is one guy who played a role for the contest. He finished 61.5% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and pulled down 9 rebounds. He recorded 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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South Carolina enters this contest with a win-loss record of 21-5 for the year. They are turning it over 10.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, South Carolina is collecting 35.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 397 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 80th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Gamecocks are connecting on 33.9% on three-point shots (215 of 635) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 71.8 points per contest (242nd in college hoops) while shooting 44.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are able to force 9.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 34th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 284 surrendered so far this season. The Gamecocks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (618 of 1,460) and they concede 31.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 33.8% on 3-pointers and they are 31st in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (65.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ole Miss Rebels took a defeat with a final score of 83-71 when they played Mississippi State. The Rebels corralled 18 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. Mississippi State committed 17 fouls for this game which took the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a rate of 90.5%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Ole Miss converted 6 of their 19 attempts (31.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rebels finished 23 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.4%. The Rebels permitted Mississippi State to knock down 27 of their 54 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.0% for the game. They shot 42.9% from three-point range by going 6 out of 14 and finished the game at 23 of 39 at the free throw line (59.0%). In relation to how they rebounded, Ole Miss allowed Mississippi State to get 29 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Matthew Murrell ended up being a factor for the Rebels in this matchup. He converted 7 of 19 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and added 8 rebounds. He racked up 23 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this game.

Ole Miss has a win-loss record of 19-7 for the campaign. The Rebels are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they go 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per game (47th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per game. Ole Miss has accounted for 1,970 pts on the season (75.8 per game) and they pull in 34.2 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rebels are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 149th in D-1.

The Rebels defensively are ranked 197th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 72.2. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (181st in the nation). The Ole Miss defense gives up 33.2% on shots from distance (188 of 567) and their opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 14.2 assists and 36.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 296th and 269th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Carolina

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