Auburn Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

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

TV: ESPN+

The Ole Miss Rebels (16-5) are hosting the Auburn Tigers (19-1) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Saturday.

The Auburn Tigers took the court against LSU and took home the win by a score of 87-74 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 23 while LSU accounted for 19 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 22 tries from long range. LSU ended up shooting 69.2% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 26 attempts. Additionally, LSU totaled 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. LSU doled out 10 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, Auburn allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 24 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and getting 15 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 46 with 24 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 15 of 21 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Auburn wrapped up the contest with a 40.0% field goal percentage (32 out of 80) and knocked down 8 of 25 shots from downtown.

Johni Broome is one player who came through for the game. He walked away with 26 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and collected 16 rebounds. He finished 43.5% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Auburn will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-1 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 9.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Auburn is grabbing 38.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 340 assists so far this year, which ranks 49th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are connecting on 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (189 of 511) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.2 points per contest (12th in the country) while connecting on 48.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Tigers are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.1% from 3-point land and they are 40th in college in points per game from their opponents (65.8). The Tigers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.4% (453 of 1,150) and they relinquish 32.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 2nd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 167 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Ole Miss Rebels went home victorious with a score of 72-69 when they played Texas. The Rebels earned 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 4 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. Texas was called for 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They were able to convert 19 of those for a rate of 76.0%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Ole Miss converted 7 out of their 21 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Rebels shot 23 for 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.7%. The Rebels allowed Texas to make 25 of 63 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7% in the matchup. They shot 22.7% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 22 and ended up shooting 12 out of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Ole Miss allowed Texas to pull down 36 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Sean Pedulla ended up being a factor for the Rebels in the game. He made 7 out of 14 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accounted for 5 dimes in this game.

Ole Miss has a win-loss record of 16-5 so far this season. The Rebels are committing 17.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.6 times per contest (81st in college) and they cough up possession 9.3 times per game. Ole Miss has scored 1,628 points this year (77.5 per contest) and they average 34.2 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rebels are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 199th in college.

The Ole Miss defense allows 29.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (153 of 515) and their opponents are converting on 70.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.7 assists and 37.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 159th and 323rd in the nation. The Rebels defensively are ranked 51st in college in points given up per game with 66.5. They have forced 15.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the floor (47th in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Ole Miss and under the total points

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