Oklahoma Sooners vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Tulsa, OK

TV: ESPN+

The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss is the site where the Ole Miss Rebels (19-9) will play the Oklahoma Sooners (17-11) on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners played Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 83-82 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Sooners ended up with 21 while Kentucky totaled 19 fouls. They converted 7 out of their 23 tries from beyond the arc. Kentucky went 75.0% from the charity stripe by burying 18 of 24 attempts. Additionally, Kentucky collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kentucky earned 15 assists and had 10 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, Oklahoma allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 29 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Sooners buried 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. Oklahoma ended the game with a 52.6% FG percentage (30 out of 57) and knocked down 10 of their 25 shots from downtown.

Jalon Moore is a player who was a factor for this game. He finished shooting 58.3% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He played 34 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Oklahoma heads into this contest with a mark of 17-11 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Oklahoma is snagging 32.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 380 dimes so far this season, which is 206th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Sooners are shooting 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (239 of 658) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.9 points per outing (81st in D-1) while hitting 46.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Sooners have forced 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are ranked 81st in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 338 relinquished on the season. The Sooners defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (723 of 1,630) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 29.9% from beyond the arc and they are 243rd in college in points per game allowed (73.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Ole Miss Rebels took a loss by a final score of 106-76 when they played Auburn. The Rebels were able to collect 14 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 17 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. Auburn committed 22 fouls for this game which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a clip of 74.2%. Regarding 3-pointers, Ole Miss converted 5 of 14 attempts (35.7%). When all was said and done, the Rebels finished shooting 24 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. The Rebels permitted Auburn to convert 34 of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 59.6% for the contest. They finished shooting 52.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 21 and ended up going 27 of 33 from the charity stripe (81.8%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Ole Miss allowed Auburn to pull down 30 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Sean Pedulla ended up having an impact for the Rebels in this game. He tallied 14 points in his 27 mins of playing time and tallied 4 dimes for the contest. He converted 3 of 6 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a record of 19-9 on the season. As an offense, the Rebels are hitting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks them 197th in the country. Ole Miss has accounted for 2,171 points for the season (77.5 per contest) and they grab 33.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.8 times per contest (100th in college) and they turn it over 8.9 times per game. The Rebels commit 18.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Ole Miss defense allows 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (215 of 673) and their opponents are connecting on 69.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 13.4 dimes and 37.8 boards every game, ranking them 213th and 340th in those categories. The Rebels on the defensive side of the court are 142nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.5. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the field (110th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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