LSU Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 2/25/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LSU Tigers vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (11-16) will take on the LSU Tigers (14-13) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Wednesday.

The LSU Tigers faced off with Alabama and ended up losing by a score of 90-83 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 28 while Alabama recorded 21 personal fouls. They made 10 of their 30 shots from 3-point range. Alabama finished shooting 81.1% at the charity stripe by converting 30 of 37 attempts. In addition, Alabama had 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Alabama earned 13 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In the matter of the defense, LSU allowed their opponent to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 37 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 16 of 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. LSU finished having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (29 out of 69) and converted 9 of their 20 3-point attempts.

Marquel Sutton is a guy who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished 43.8% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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LSU will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 14-13 on the year. They currently have an average of 81.0 points per game (74th in D-1) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (180 of 549) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, LSU is snagging 36.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 390 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 183rd in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.5 times per game and as a team they commit 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 10.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They currently rank 70th in college hoops in giving up assists with 332 conceded for the campaign. The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (708 of 1,618) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a unit. They concede 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 249th in the nation in PPG allowed (76.3).

In their last game, the Ole Miss Rebels went home defeated by a final of 94-75 when they played Florida. Concerning rebounds, Ole Miss allowed Florida to get 36 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 50.0% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 22 at the free throw line (86.4%). The Rebels permitted Florida to make 32 of 56 attempts from the field which left them shooting 57.1% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Rebels went 25 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.0%. With regard to shots from downtown, Ole Miss knocked down 2 of 16 tries (12.5%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throws for a rate of 88.5%. Florida earned 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Rebels to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Rebels earned 14 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 21 in this matchup.

Malik Dia ended up having an impact for the Rebels in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in this game for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 29 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in this matchup.

Ole Miss has a record of 11-16 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Rebels are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks 272nd in the nation. Ole Miss has accumulated 2,003 pts for the year (74.2 per game) and they average 34.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per game (214th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.7 times per contest. The Rebels commit 19.3 personal fouls per game and they go 74.6% from the free throw line.

The Rebels defensively are ranked 213th in the country in points given up per game with 74.7. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.7% from the floor (160th in the country). The Ole Miss defense surrenders 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (223 of 658) and their opponents are making 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 14.6 assists and 36.8 boards every game, which ranks them 274th and 311th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LSU

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