Ole Miss Rebels vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas Razorbacks (11-3) will compete against the Ole Miss Rebels (12-2) at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday.

The Ole Miss Rebels took the court against Memphis and ended up losing by a score of 87-70 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Rebels ended up finishing with 16 and Memphis finished the game with 14 fouls. They also buried 7 of 19 shots from long range. Memphis shot 71.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 31 tries. Additionally, Memphis grabbed 32 rebounds (14 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Memphis recorded 5 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. With respect to defense, Ole Miss let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the field on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Rebels converted 15 of 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Ole Miss walked away from the game having earned a 36.4% FG percentage (24 of 66) and made 7 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Jaemyn Brakefield is someone who came through in this game. He finished the game at 71.4% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 23 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 15 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Ole Miss will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 12-2 for the campaign. They are averaging 79.6 points per game (85th in college hoops) while shooting 45.2% from the floor. The Rebels are hitting 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (126 of 355) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Ole Miss is pulling in 35.2 boards per game and has racked up 224 dimes on the season, which is 129th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rebels are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They give up 30.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 34th in college hoops in points per game allowed (64.5). The Rebels are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.2% (304 of 756) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a squad. They rank 107th in college in giving up assists with 174 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home defeated by a final of 76-52 when they played Tennessee. The Razorbacks were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 24 in the game. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Tennessee committed 16 fouls in the game which took the Razorbacks to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to convert 6 of those for a rate of 46.2%. Concerning three-point attempts, Arkansas knocked down 6 out of their 29 tries (20.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Razorbacks finished the game shooting 20 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.7%. The Razorbacks allowed Tennessee to convert 27 out of 69 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 39.1% for this game. They finished 38.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 10 out of 26 and finished the game at 12 out of 15 at the charity stripe (80.0%). With respect to rebounding, Arkansas allowed Tennessee to get 45 in all (19 on the offensive side).

D.J. Wagner was important for the Razorbacks for the contest. He scored 17 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 2 rebounds.

Arkansas has a mark of 11-3 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Razorbacks are hitting on 50.7% from the floor, which ranks them 9th in college. Arkansas has totaled 1,125 pts for the year (80.4 per contest) and they grab 35.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.3 times per game (67th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per game. The Razorbacks are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.1% from the free throw line.

The Razorbacks on the defensive side of the court are 57th in college in points given up per game with 66.2. They are forcing 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the field (70th in college hoops). The Arkansas defense allows 29.6% on 3-point attempts (103 of 348) and opponents are knocking down 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.4 assists and 32.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 68th and 82nd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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