Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Mississippi State Bulldogs (17-7) are en route to The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Saturday where they will meet the Ole Miss Rebels (19-6).

The Mississippi State Bulldogs faced Florida and took a loss by a final of 81-68 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 15 and Florida totaled 19 fouls. They also made 14 out of their 36 attempts from distance. Florida finished the game at 64.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 17 tries. On top of that, Florida snagged 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Florida recorded 19 assists and had 7 steals in the game. When it comes to the defense, Mississippi State allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the field on 28 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 41 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 13 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Mississippi State ended having earned a 41.4% FG percentage (24 out of 58) and converted 7 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Josh Hubbard is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He ended up going 33.3% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and collected 2 boards. He accounted for 19 points on 5 out of 15 shooting.

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Mississippi State will play this game with a record of 17-7 for the season. They turn it over 10.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Mississippi State is pulling down 38.2 rebounds per contest and has totaled 375 dimes this season, which ranks 85th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are hitting 31.7% on shots from beyond the arc (200 of 631) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.3 pts per game (62nd in D-1) while shooting 45.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They rank 143rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 311 relinquished so far this year. The Bulldogs are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.2% (593 of 1,372) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 36.2% from 3-point land and they rank 190th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (71.8).

In their last game, the Ole Miss Rebels took home the win by a final score of 72-68 when they played South Carolina. The Rebels collected 20 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. South Carolina committed 17 fouls in this contest which took the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 82.4%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Ole Miss made 8 out of 13 attempts (61.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Rebels finished shooting 25 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. The Rebels allowed South Carolina to bury 22 of their 50 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 28.6% from downtown by hitting 4 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 32 from the free throw line (62.5%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Ole Miss permitted South Carolina to snag 30 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Malik Dia was important for the Rebels for the contest. He converted 7 of 12 in this game for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Ole Miss has a win-loss record of 19-6 on the season. As an offensive team, the Rebels are shooting 44.8% from the field, which ranks 185th in college hoops. Ole Miss has accounted for 1,952 pts this year (78.1 per game) and they pull in 33.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.3 times per contest (80th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.8 times per contest. The Rebels have committed 17.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels on defense are ranked 78th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 68.4. They are forcing 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (74th in college). The Ole Miss defense allows 31.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (189 of 602) and their opponents are making 69.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.2 assists and 37.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 179th and 331st in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mississippi State

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