Alcorn State Braves vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alcorn State Braves vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

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

TV: ESPN+

The Alcorn State Braves (9-23 last year) are headed to The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Monday where they will meet the Ole Miss Rebels (15-20 last season).

The Alcorn State Braves played Prairie View A&M and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-56 in their last game. Alcorn State walked away from the contest with a 34.0% field goal percentage (16 out of 47) and buried 4 out of their 14 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Braves converted 20 of 30 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 6 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to defense, Alcorn State allowed the other team to shoot 35.6% from the floor on 21 of 59 shooting. Prairie View A&M distributed 11 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. Additionally, Prairie View A&M grabbed 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Prairie View A&M finished 74.1% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of 27 attempts. They knocked down 3 of their 17 tries from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Braves ended up walking away with 21 while Prairie View A&M recorded 19 personal fouls.

Jameel Morris is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up with 24 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and also grabbed 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 56.3% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Alcorn State comes into this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 9-23 last year. They turned the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a unit committed 17.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Alcorn State snagged 30.2 rebounds per game and accumulated 356 dimes last season, which had them ranked 345th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Braves hit on 33.3% on 3-point shots (204 of 612) and 70.8% from the charity stripe. They averaged 66.9 pts per contest (348th in Division 1) while going 42.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Braves forced 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.4 fouls. They were ranked 311th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 507 surrendered throughout last season. The Braves defensively allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 49.2% (911 of 1,850) and they conceded 36.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They gave up 33.0% from 3-point land and they were ranked 333rd in college in opponents points per game (80.2).

The last time they took the court, the Ole Miss Rebels walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 93-90 when they faced Arkansas. The Rebels were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this game. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 3 steals in the matchup. Arkansas had 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Ole Miss made 9 of their 29 tries (31.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Rebels walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Rebels permitted Arkansas to convert 32 of their 69 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.4% in this contest. They went 31.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 19 and ended up going 23 out of 31 from the free throw line (74.2%). In the matter of rebounding, Ole Miss allowed Arkansas to collect 34 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

AJ Storr ended up being important for the Rebels for the game. He totaled 24 points in his 20 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist. He made 10 out of 18 for the game for a rate of 55.6%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Ole Miss had a win-loss mark of 15-20 last season. The Rebels were responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per game while shooting 74.9% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 13.5 times per game (206th in the nation) and they lost possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest. Ole Miss scored 2,656 points throughout last year (75.9 per game) and they collected 34.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Rebels shot 44.6% from the floor, which ranked them 208th in Division 1.

The Ole Miss defense conceded 33.4% on shots from beyond the arc (291 of 870) and opponents converted on 71.7% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 10.4 assists and 37.1 rebounds per game, which had them ranked 68th and 327th in college hoops. The Rebels on the defensive side of the court were 240th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 76.1. They forced 11.4 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (128th in college hoops).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alcorn State

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