Ole Miss Rebels vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 1/14/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: ESPN+

Coleman Coliseum is the location where the Alabama Crimson Tide (14-2) will play the Ole Miss Rebels (14-2) on Tuesday.

The Ole Miss Rebels stepped onto the hardwood against LSU and notched a win by a score of 77-65 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Rebels walked away with 12 and LSU finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They converted 7 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. LSU finished 100.0% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 10 tries. Moreover, LSU snagged 30 boards (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. LSU recorded 15 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Ole Miss allowed the other team to shoot 40.7% from the floor on 24 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 19 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rebels made 14 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 73.7%. Ole Miss wrapped up the game having earned a 49.1% field goal percentage (27 of 55) and knocked down 9 out of their 25 shots from distance.

Malik Dia is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He shot 57.1% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He recorded 19 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Ole Miss enters this one with a win-loss record of 14-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 79.0 pts per contest (83rd in college hoops) while going 45.4% from the field. The Rebels are hitting 35.7% on 3-point shots (144 of 403) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Ole Miss is snagging 35.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 256 assists on the campaign, which is 100th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.3 times per game and as a group are committing 17.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Rebels are able to force 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 119th in D-1 in allowing assists with 201 surrendered for the year. The Rebels defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.0% (350 of 874) and they concede 35.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 29.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 31st in college in PPG allowed (64.6).

In their last game, the Alabama Crimson Tide went home victorious with a score of 94-88 against Texas A&M. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Alabama permitted Texas A&M to get 41 overall (19 offensive). They went 22.2% from distance by connecting on 4 of 18 and finished the game at 28 of 48 at the charity stripe (58.3%). The Crimson Tide permitted Texas A&M to make 28 out of their 72 tries from the floor which had them shooting 38.9% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide shot 27 for 68 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Alabama made 13 of their 37 tries (35.1%). They were able to knock down 27 of the free throw tries for a clip of 67.5%. Texas A&M committed 27 fouls in the matchup which took the Crimson Tide to the charity stripe for 40 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Crimson Tide pulled down 27 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 45 for the game.

Mark Sears ended up being a factor for the Crimson Tide for this game. He recorded 27 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 4 assists in this matchup. He made 7 out of 18 for the game for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and added 2 rebounds.

Alabama has a mark of 14-2 so far this year. The Crimson Tide commit 18.7 fouls per contest and they go 69.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.5 times per contest (23rd in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 12.6 times per game. Alabama has tallied 1,458 pts so far this year (91.1 per contest) and they pull in 45.4 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 74th in D-1.

The Alabama defense allows 28.4% from downtown (106 of 373) and their opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 10.8 dimes and 36.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 35th and 289th in Division 1. The Crimson Tide are ranked 318th in college hoops in points given up per game with 77.4. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (65th in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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