Southern Jaguars vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Ole Miss Rebels (9-1) are hosting the Southern Jaguars (5-4) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Tuesday.

The Southern Jaguars faced Lindsey Wilson and earned the victory with a final of 94-69 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Jaguars walked away with 13 while Lindsey Wilson finished the game with 17 fouls. They knocked down 6 of 13 shots from long range. Lindsey Wilson finished the contest at 91.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 12 shots. Additionally, Lindsey Wilson had 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Lindsey Wilson doled out 18 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Southern let their opponent shoot 51.0% from the field on 26 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Jaguars converted 19 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 70.4%. Southern ended the game with a 51.5% field goal percentage (34 of 66) and converted 7 out of their 15 three-point shots.

Michael Jacobs is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished with 23 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He played 23 mins played and also snagged 3 boards. He finished shooting 81.8% from the floor and distributed 2 assists.

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Southern enters this one with a record of 5-4 so far this season. They have an average of 84.9 points per outing (26th in the nation) while hitting 47.0% from the field. The Jaguars are connecting on 34.8% on three-point attempts (71 of 204) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Southern is collecting 38.3 boards per game and is sitting with 134 dimes for the year, which ranks 261st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Jaguars have forced 16.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.2 personal fouls. They are 145th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 130 relinquished on the season. The Jaguars defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.2% (215 of 498) and they surrender 32.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 33.0% on shots from downtown while they are 145th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ole Miss Rebels got the win with a final of 77-46 when they faced Southern Miss. When talking about cleaning the glass, Ole Miss allowed Southern Miss to pull down 30 overall (7 offensive). They finished 17.4% from 3-point land via 4 out of 23 and ended up going 10 out of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Rebels permitted Southern Miss to bury 16 of 49 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 32.7% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Rebels ended up shooting 26 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.8%. When talking about 3-point shots, Ole Miss converted 13 out of 32 attempts (40.6%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Southern Miss had 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Rebels to the free throw line for 20 shots. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 12 steals in this contest. The Rebels were able to snag 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 37 for this game.

Sean Pedulla ended up being a major contributor for the Rebels for this game. He had 18 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes in this game. He made 6 of 10 in the game for a rate of 60.0%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a mark of 9-1 on the season. The Rebels are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per game and they hit 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per contest (72nd in the country) and they turn it over 8.1 times per contest. Ole Miss has 827 points so far this year (82.7 per game) and they pull in 35.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Rebels are shooting 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 128th in the country.

The Ole Miss defense concedes 30.6% on 3-point attempts (76 of 248) and opponents are making 69.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.1 assists and 35.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 116th and 211th in college hoops. The Rebels are ranked 27th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 64.2. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the field (66th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern

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