Ole Miss Rebels vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN

Rupp Arena is where the Kentucky Wildcats (13-6) will take on the Ole Miss Rebels (11-8) on Saturday.

The Ole Miss Rebels faced off with Auburn and ended up losing by a score of 78-66 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Rebels ended up finishing with 23 and Auburn racked up 14 personal fouls. They also converted 2 out of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. Auburn finished the contest at 82.1% at the free throw line by making 32 of 39 attempts. Furthermore, Auburn collected 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Auburn distributed 10 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. In terms of defense, Ole Miss allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the field on 22 out of 51 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 23 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Rebels knocked down 12 of 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Ole Miss ended the game having earned a 36.1% field goal percentage (22 out of 61) and converted 10 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

AJ Storr is one player who was a factor for this contest. He walked away with 18 points on 6 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. He shot 31.6% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Ole Miss comes into this game with a mark of 11-8 so far this year. They are turning it over 9.9 times per game and as a team they commit 19.1 personal fouls per game. As a team, Ole Miss is pulling down 35.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 266 dimes for the season, which ranks 227th in the country in terms of passing. The Rebels are shooting 34.3% on shots from downtown (146 of 426) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.5 pts per contest (219th in the nation) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rebels are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 116th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.2). The Rebels defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (456 of 1,082) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 180th in the country in giving up assists with 258 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Kentucky Wildcats got the victory with a final of 85-80 against Texas. In reference to rebounding, Kentucky permitted Texas to get 29 in all (11 offensive). They went 11.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 2 of 18 and finished the game at 18 of 20 from the free throw line (90.0%). The Wildcats allowed Texas to bury 30 of 64 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.9% for this game. Overall, the Wildcats ended up shooting 25 out of 58 from the field which had them sitting at 43.1%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Kentucky converted 5 of 18 tries (27.8%). They were able to convert 30 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. Texas committed 23 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 35 shots. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Wildcats were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Denzel Aberdeen ended up being important for the Wildcats for the game. He knocked down 4 of 10 in this game for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. He earned 19 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in the matchup.

Kentucky has a record of 13-6 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 58th in D-1. Kentucky has accounted for 1,578 pts so far this season (83.1 per contest) and they snag 37.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 17.1 times per game (46th in college) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 17.3 fouls every game while shooting 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 105th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 70.7. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (85th in D-1). The Kentucky defense allows 30.1% on 3-point shots (135 of 449) and their opposition makes 74.4% of their free throw shots. They have given up 14.4 dimes and 32.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 262nd and 79th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kentucky

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