Vanderbilt Commodores vs Ole Miss Rebels Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs Ole Miss Rebels

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

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

TV: SEC Network

The Ole Miss Rebels (11-9) will try to defeat the Vanderbilt Commodores (18-3) at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Saturday.

The Vanderbilt Commodores stepped onto the hardwood against Kentucky and earned the victory with a final of 80-55 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Commodores finished with 18 while Kentucky racked up 19 personal fouls. They also made 6 of 24 shots from long range. Kentucky went 57.9% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of 19 shots. On top of that, Kentucky grabbed 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kentucky recorded 8 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Vanderbilt allowed their opponent to shoot 32.2% from the field on 19 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this contest as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned a total of 41 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Commodores converted 20 of 25 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Vanderbilt ended the contest having earned a 40.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 62) and knocked down 10 of their 26 3-pointers.

Tyler Nickel is a player who was a contributor in the game. He notched 19 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played 28 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Vanderbilt will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 18-3 this year. They average 89.6 points per contest (12th in Division 1) while shooting 48.9% from the floor. The Commodores are connecting on 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (213 of 585) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Vanderbilt is snagging 37.0 boards per game and has 373 dimes for the season, which is 27th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 9.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.4 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Commodores have forced 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 28.7% from beyond the arc and they are 168th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.1). The Commodores defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.1% (506 of 1,231) and they surrender 34.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 52nd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 236 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Ole Miss Rebels took a loss by a score of 72-63 against Kentucky. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Ole Miss allowed Kentucky to snag 39 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 29.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 of 27 and ended up going 28 out of 38 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Rebels allowed Kentucky to knock down 18 of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.0% for this contest. When the game finished, the Rebels finished the game shooting 21 out of 65 from the field which had them shooting 32.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Ole Miss buried 7 of their 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Kentucky earned 17 personal fouls for this game which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Rebels were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 37 for this game.

AJ Storr ended up having an impact for the Rebels in this matchup. He totaled 20 points in his 28 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 6 of 14 for this contest for a rate of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds.

Ole Miss has a record of 11-9 on the season. The Rebels commit 19.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per contest (213th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 9.9 times per game. Ole Miss has accumulated 1,497 pts on the season (74.9 per game) and they grab 35.8 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rebels are connecting on 44.0% from the floor, which is 259th in college hoops.

The Ole Miss defense concedes 33.1% on shots from distance (157 of 475) and their opposition makes 69.1% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.5 dimes and 36.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 189th and 288th in those categories. The Rebels are ranked 117th in college in points given up per game with 71.3. They are forcing 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (84th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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