Ole Miss Rebels vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 3/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ole Miss Rebels vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (12-19) are hitting the road to Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Texas Longhorns (18-13) in the SEC Tournament.

The Ole Miss Rebels stepped onto the hardwood against South Carolina and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-61 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Rebels walked away with 15 and South Carolina finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 29 shots from long range. South Carolina walked away from this one shooting 61.1% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 18 tries. In addition, South Carolina collected 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. South Carolina doled out 14 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Ole Miss allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 22 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Rebels converted 14 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Ole Miss walked away from the contest having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and converted 1 of their 14 shots from beyond the arc.

Malik Dia is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played for 21 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Ole Miss will take the court with a record of 12-19 for the season. They are averaging 75.3 pts per game (193rd in the nation) while connecting on 44.2% from the field. The Rebels are connecting on 33.0% on shots from distance (222 of 673) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Ole Miss is collecting 34.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 431 assists on the season, which is 202nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 9.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.3 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Rebels are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They are ranked 265th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 457 surrendered for the year. The Rebels defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (784 of 1,787) and they surrender 36.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 34.0% on 3-pointers while they are 237th in college in points per game from their opponents (75.9).

When they last played, the Texas Longhorns took a defeat with a final score of 88-85 when they played Oklahoma. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Texas allowed Oklahoma to pull down 36 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 35.0% from beyond the arc by going 7 out of 20 and ended up shooting 27 of 34 from the free throw line (79.4%). The Longhorns permitted Oklahoma to convert 27 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3% for this contest. When the game finished, the Longhorns ended up shooting 25 for 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.0%. In the matter of shots from distance, Texas knocked down 10 of their 30 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 25 of those for a rate of 86.2%. Oklahoma had 22 fouls for the game which got the Longhorns to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Longhorns were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest.

Jordan Pope was important for the Longhorns in this game. He accumulated 30 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes in this game. He made 8 of 25 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 32.0%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Texas has a win-loss record of 18-13 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Longhorns are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in college. Texas has 2,615 points this season (84.4 per game) and they pull in 37.7 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 12.3 times per game (293rd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest. The Longhorns commit 19.0 fouls every game and they shoot 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The Texas defense allows 36.4% on 3-pointers (222 of 610) and their opponents are converting on 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.0 dimes and 30.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 69th and 13th in the nation. The Longhorns are ranked 259th in college in PPG given up with 76.8. They are able to force 9.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (228th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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