Ole Miss Rebels vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 3/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Iowa State (-5)

Fiserv Forum is the site where the Iowa State Cyclones (25-9) will take on the Ole Miss Rebels (23-11) on Sunday in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament. Iowa State opens this game as 5-point favorites. The total is set at 145.

The Ole Miss Rebels took the court against North Carolina and walked away with a win by a score of 71-64 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Rebels ended up walking away with 17 while North Carolina accounted for 19 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 24 tries from 3-point land. North Carolina ended up going 68.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 16 attempts. On top of that, North Carolina pulled down 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Carolina doled out 17 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Ole Miss let their opponent shoot 38.1% from the floor on 24 of 63 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in the game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled 39 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Rebels buried 15 of 23 tries for a percentage of 65.2%. Ole Miss finished the contest having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 54) and made 8 out of their 20 shots from downtown.

Sean Pedulla is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He shot 50.0% from the field and also earned 5 dimes. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Ole Miss comes into this one with a record of 23-11 on the year. They are giving up possession 9.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.1 fouls every game. As a team, Ole Miss is collecting 33.3 boards per game and has accounted for 482 dimes for the year, which ranks 108th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Rebels are hitting 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (280 of 817) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.0 points per outing (93rd in the country) on 44.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rebels are able to force 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are giving up 32.4% from beyond the arc and they are 169th in the nation in points per game allowed (71.5). The Rebels defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (818 of 1,898) and they relinquish 37.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 302nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 480 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Iowa State Cyclones took home the win by a final score of 82-55 against Lipscomb. In reference to rebounding, Iowa State allowed Lipscomb to collect 20 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 28.6% from three-point range by going 8 out of 28 and finished the contest at 9 of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Cyclones allowed Lipscomb to convert 19 of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Cyclones went 35 out of 60 from the field which had them at 58.3%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Iowa State buried 7 out of 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 62.5%. Lipscomb earned 10 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Cyclones corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Milan Momcilovic pitched in for the Cyclones for the matchup. He made 8 out of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

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Iowa State has a record of 25-9 on the season. The Cyclones commit 16.1 fouls per game while shooting 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per game (77th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per game. Iowa State has scored 2,734 pts for the season (80.4 per contest) and they collect 35.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Cyclones are shooting 48.3% from the floor, which ranks them 24th in D-1.

The Cyclones defensively are ranked 54th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 67.7. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (63rd in D-1). The Iowa State defense surrenders 33.0% on three-point shots (264 of 799) and their opponents are knocking down 75.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 13.3 assists and 31.5 total rebounds per game, ranking them 197th and 27th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State (-5)

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