Ole Miss Rebels vs Missouri Tigers Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Missouri Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Ole Miss Rebels (15-3) are on their way to Mizzou Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Missouri Tigers (15-4).

The Ole Miss Rebels took the court against Mississippi State and ended up losing by a score of 84-81 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Rebels ended up finishing with 21 while Mississippi State had 13 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. Mississippi State ended up shooting 60.7% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of 28 tries. On top of that, Mississippi State collected 49 rebounds (17 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Mississippi State recorded 15 assists and had 9 steals for this game. When talking about the defense, Ole Miss allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the floor on 29 out of 65 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Rebels made 8 of 14 tries for a rate of 57.1%. Ole Miss finished with a 45.5% FG percentage (30 out of 66) and made 13 of 35 shots from beyond the arc.

Jaemyn Brakefield is a player who was a factor in the game. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He left the arena with 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Ole Miss will enter this game with a record of 15-3 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 9.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Ole Miss is snagging 34.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 283 dimes for the year, which ranks 110th in college in terms of passing the ball. The Rebels are connecting on 35.5% on shots from distance (163 of 459) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. They average 78.8 pts per game (87th in D-1) on 45.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Rebels are forcing 15.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 109th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 227 surrendered on the year. The Rebels defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.5% (399 of 986) and they surrender 36.6 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 29.3% on 3-point shots and they are 40th in college hoops in PPG allowed (65.7).

For their last game, the Missouri Tigers went home defeated by a final of 61-53 against Texas. In reference to rebounding, Missouri permitted Texas to collect 36 in total (13 offensive). They shot 20.0% from downtown by shooting 4 out of 20 and ended up shooting 23 of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). The Tigers allowed Texas to bury 17 out of their 50 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Tigers ended up shooting 15 out of 48 from the floor which had them shooting 31.3%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Missouri buried 4 of their 22 tries (18.2%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.4%. Texas committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 27 shots. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Tigers collected 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 30 in the game.

Tamar Bates ended up being important for the Tigers in this contest. He recorded 10 points in his 28 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in the game. He converted 4 out of 8 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and added 1 rebound.

Missouri has a record of 15-4 for the campaign. The Tigers are committing 16.6 fouls every game and they go 71.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.7 times per contest (188th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.8 times per game. Missouri has accounted for 1,580 points for the year (83.2 per game) and they grab 34.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 48.4% from the field, which ranks them 35th in college.

The Missouri defense allows 33.8% on 3-point attempts (141 of 417) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.5 dimes and 33.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 70th and 122nd in college hoops. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 98th in the nation in points given up per game with 68.6. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the field (104th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Missouri

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