Texas A&M Aggies vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS

TV: SECN

The Ole Miss Rebels (13-15) will try to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies (17-11) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Saturday.

The Texas A&M Aggies faced off with Georgia and notched a win by a score of 91-77 in their last contest. Texas A&M ended the contest having earned a 56.1% field goal percentage (32 out of 57) and converted 8 of their 23 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Aggies converted 19 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 76.0%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 19 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to defense, Texas A&M let their opponent shoot 60.0% from the field on 27 of 45 shooting. Georgia distributed 20 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Georgia grabbed 24 rebounds (2 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Georgia walked away from this one shooting 90.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 11 attempts. They also converted 13 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Aggies walked away with 16 and Georgia totaled 19 fouls.

Quenton Jackson is a guy who came through for the contest. He ended up shooting 100.0% from the floor and distributed 4 assists. He played 33 minutes played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He totaled 31 points on 11 of 11 shooting.

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Texas A&M steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 17-11 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Texas A&M is collecting 35.4 boards per game and has racked up 396 dimes this season, which ranks 88th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are shooting 32.3% on three-point attempts (193 of 598) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.7 pts per contest (144th in college hoops) while hitting 43.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Aggies have forced 17.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are giving up 33.1% on 3-pointers and they are 109th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (66.7). The Aggies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.0% (646 of 1,538) and they concede 34.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 325th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 413 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Ole Miss Rebels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-64 against Auburn. When talking about attacking the glass, Ole Miss permitted Auburn to get 36 in all (8 offensive). They shot 36.0% from beyond the arc by going 9 out of 25 and ended up going 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Rebels allowed Auburn to knock down 27 out of 59 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 45.8% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Rebels finished 22 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 37.9%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Ole Miss made 6 out of their 19 tries (31.6%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a clip of 70.0%. Auburn earned 20 personal fouls for this contest which took the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 10 steals for the matchup. The Rebels corralled 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the matchup.

Luis Rodriguez was important for the Rebels in this contest. He made 4 of 7 in the game giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He tallied 12 points in his 32 mins on the court and added 2 assists in this matchup.

Ole Miss has a record of 13-15 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Rebels are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 217th in college basketball. Ole Miss has 1,921 points on the season (68.6 per game) and they grab 34.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per contest (174th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.7 times per game. The Rebels have committed 15.0 fouls every game and they shoot 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Rebels on defense are ranked 149th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (262nd in D-1). The Ole Miss defense allows 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (185 of 582) and their opponents are converting on 70.9% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 15.4 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 337th and 169th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M

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