Ole Miss Rebels vs Florida Gators Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Ole Miss Rebels (21-9) are traveling to Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday where they will play the Florida Gators (26-4).

The Ole Miss Rebels played Tennessee and walked away with a win by a score of 78-76 in their last contest. Ole Miss walked away from the game with a 45.6% FG percentage (31 of 68) and converted 5 out of their 19 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rebels converted 11 of their 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to defending, Ole Miss allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 of 54 shooting. Tennessee recorded 23 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. In addition, Tennessee snagged 31 boards (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Tennessee ended up going 82.4% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 17 tries. They also converted 12 of their 31 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Rebels ended up finishing with 16 while Tennessee had 16 fouls.

Jaemyn Brakefield is a player who had an impact for this contest. He ended up going 88.9% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins played and snagged 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 8 out of 9 shooting.

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Ole Miss enters this game with a record of 21-9 so far this year. They have an average of 77.9 points per contest (81st in the nation) while shooting 44.7% from the floor. The Rebels are shooting 34.7% from downtown (253 of 729) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Ole Miss is pulling in 33.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 445 dimes this season, which ranks 110th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 8.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Rebels are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They currently rank 242nd in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 417 surrendered for the campaign. The Rebels defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (714 of 1,665) and they relinquish 37.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 32.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 154th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida Gators got the win with a final of 99-94 when they played Alabama. The Gators were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 46 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Alabama was called for 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.4%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Florida converted 8 of their 27 tries (29.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Gators finished 35 out of 72 from the floor which had them sitting at 48.6%. The Gators permitted Alabama to make 34 of their 72 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 47.2% for this contest. They finished shooting 36.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 25 and finished the game at 17 out of 25 at the free throw line (68.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Florida permitted Alabama to get 32 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Alex Condon ended up being a factor for the Gators in this contest. He tallied 27 points in his 30 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for the matchup. He made 9 of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Florida has a mark of 26-4 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Gators are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which is ranked 74th in the nation. Florida has accounted for 2,529 pts for the year (84.3 per contest) and they pull in 42.2 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per game (54th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.6 times per contest. The Gators commit 16.6 fouls per game and they connect on 71.3% from the charity stripe.

The Florida defense gives up 29.5% on 3-pointers (198 of 672) and opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.1 dimes and 34.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 35th and 162nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Gators are ranked 67th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.1. They are able to force 12.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.7% from the field (14th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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