Georgia Bulldogs vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

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

TV: ESPN+

The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss is the location where the Ole Miss Rebels (11-2) will take on the Georgia Bulldogs (12-1) on Saturday.

The Georgia Bulldogs faced South Carolina State and went home with a win by a final score of 79-72 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 20 and South Carolina State totaled 32 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 20 shots from distance. South Carolina State finished shooting 79.2% when shooting free throws by making 19 of their 24 shots. Furthermore, South Carolina State snagged 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. South Carolina State doled out 9 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. In regard to defense, Georgia let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the floor on 23 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 20 of 31 attempts for a rate of 64.5%. Georgia finished having earned a 54.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 50) and converted 5 out of their 16 shots from downtown.

RJ Godfrey is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished the game at 62.5% from the field and distributed 2 dimes. He played 27 mins played and collected 6 rebounds. He finished with 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Georgia steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 12-1 for the season. They cough up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Georgia is pulling in 39.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 208 assists for the campaign, which ranks 118th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are shooting 35.7% on shots from 3-point land (100 of 280) and 71.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 82.6 points per outing (53rd in the country) while shooting 50.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They rank 24th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 130 surrendered on the season. The Bulldogs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 38.5% (297 of 771) and they surrender 29.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 28.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 34th in college hoops in points per game allowed (64.2).

For their last game, the Ole Miss Rebels took a loss by a final score of 87-70 against Memphis. The Rebels recorded 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. Memphis committed 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 15 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. With regard to 3-pointers, Ole Miss made 7 out of 28 tries (25.0%). Overall, the Rebels shot 24 for 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.4%. The Rebels allowed Memphis to bury 29 out of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5% for the contest. They finished 36.8% from 3-point land by going 7 of 19 and ended up going 22 of 31 from the free throw line (71.0%). In reference to attacking the glass, Ole Miss permitted Memphis to collect 43 overall (11 offensive).

Sean Pedulla ended up being a factor for the Rebels in the game. He had 13 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in the game. He buried 5 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a mark of 11-2 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Rebels are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which has them ranked 173rd in the nation. Ole Miss has 1,051 pts for the campaign (80.8 per game) and they average 35.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.4 times per contest (71st in college hoops) and they cough up possession 9.0 times per game. The Rebels commit 17.4 fouls per game and they go 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels on defense are ranked 50th in college hoops in PPG given up with 65.5. They are forcing 16.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (90th in college). The Ole Miss defense concedes 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (101 of 321) and their opposition knocks down 67.3% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.0 dimes and 35.9 total rebounds per game, which is 184th and 265th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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