South Carolina Gamecocks vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 3/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026

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

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (12-18) will compete against the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-18) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks played Tennessee and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-59 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 12 while Tennessee finished the game with 14 fouls. They also made 4 of 14 tries from three-point range. Tennessee ended up going 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 12 shots. Moreover, Tennessee totaled 30 rebounds (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tennessee distributed 22 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. In the matter of defending, South Carolina allowed the other team to go 54.1% from the floor on 33 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 19 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Gamecocks converted 14 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. South Carolina ended the game having earned a 36.7% FG percentage (18 of 49) and knocked down 9 of 27 shots from beyond the arc.

Meechie Johnson Jr. is one guy who came through for the contest. He recorded 20 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also collected 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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South Carolina enters this contest with a record of 12-18 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 9.8 times per game and as a group are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, South Carolina is collecting 32.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 399 assists for the year, which ranks 242nd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Gamecocks are shooting 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (236 of 766) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They average 75.3 pts per game (197th in college) on 43.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are able to force 10.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 317th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 472 surrendered on the season. The Gamecocks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.6% (828 of 1,816) and they concede 36.4 boards per contest as a unit. They relinquish 31.9% on shots from downtown and they are 253rd in the country in PPG allowed (76.7).

The last time they took the court, the Ole Miss Rebels went home defeated by a final of 89-86 when they played Vanderbilt. The Rebels were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. Vanderbilt earned 21 personal fouls in the game which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for 33 attempts. They were able to convert 26 of those for a percentage of 78.8%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Ole Miss knocked down 8 out of their 18 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Rebels shot 26 out of 57 from the field which had them sitting at 45.6%. The Rebels allowed Vanderbilt to convert 29 of 75 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.7% in this contest. They shot 28.1% from distance via 9 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 30 from the free throw line (73.3%). Regarding team rebounding, Ole Miss allowed Vanderbilt to snag 39 in total (18 on the offensive glass).

Patton Pinkins pitched in for the Rebels for the game. He earned 16 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest. He knocked down 3 out of 6 for this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a win-loss mark of 12-18 so far this season. The Rebels are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per game and they hit 74.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.9 times per contest (177th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.8 times per contest. Ole Miss has accounted for 2,273 points for the season (75.8 per contest) and they grab 34.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rebels are shooting 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 237th in college.

The Ole Miss defense gives up 34.1% on 3-point shots (251 of 735) and their opponents are making 71.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 14.8 dimes and 37.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 283rd and 320th in D-1. The Rebels are ranked 246th in college in points allowed per game with 76.3. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (164th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Ole Miss

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