Kentucky Wildcats vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Tuesday, February 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 site where the Ole Miss Rebels (16-6) will attempt to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (15-6) on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats faced Arkansas and ended up losing by a score of 89-79 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 11 while Arkansas finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of 25 tries from 3-point range. Arkansas ended up shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Arkansas totaled 28 rebounds (3 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't have a block. Arkansas doled out 17 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. Pertaining to defending, Kentucky allowed their opponent to shoot 55.2% from the field on 32 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the contest as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 2 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Wildcats made 9 of 18 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Kentucky walked away from the contest having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (30 of 62) and knocked down 10 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Amari Williams is one player who was a factor in the game. He accounted for 22 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He played 26 minutes played and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Kentucky enters this one with a win-loss record of 15-6 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game and as a group they commit 17.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Kentucky is pulling down 40.3 boards per game and has accounted for 372 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 25th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are hitting 37.7% on 3-pointers (214 of 568) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 87.2 pts per game (3rd in D-1) while connecting on 48.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 fouls. They are conceding 29.8% on 3-point shots while they are 305th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.5). The Wildcats defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (569 of 1,352) and they relinquish 35.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are 104th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 268 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ole Miss Rebels took a loss by a score of 92-82 when they played Auburn. When talking about rebounding, Ole Miss allowed Auburn to get 35 in all (11 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 50.0% from three-point range by going 14 out of 28 and ended up going 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Rebels allowed Auburn to make 30 out of 62 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.4% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Rebels shot 26 out of 56 from the floor which had them shooting 46.4%. When discussing three-point attempts, Ole Miss buried 6 out of their 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to convert 24 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 68.6%. Auburn was called for 24 fouls in this matchup which took the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 35 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Rebels were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this contest.

Sean Pedulla ended up being a major contributor for the Rebels for the game. He knocked down 10 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 29 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 2 dimes in this contest.

Ole Miss has a record of 16-6 on the year. The Rebels have committed 17.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.4 times per contest (83rd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest. Ole Miss has tallied 1,710 points on the season (77.7 per game) and they snag 34.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Rebels are connecting on 44.6% from the floor, which is ranked 188th in college.

The Ole Miss defense gives up 30.8% from downtown (167 of 543) and their opponents are making 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.1 assists and 37.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 184th and 328th in college. The Rebels on the defensive end are ranked 69th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 67.7. They have forced 15.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (56th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Ole Miss and under the total points

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