Kentucky at Ole Miss 1/31/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Kentucky Wildcats (14-7) are headed to The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Tuesday where they will take on the Ole Miss Rebels (9-12). The Kentucky Wildcats took the court against Kansas and ended up losing by a score of 77-68 in their last contest. Kentucky walked away from the game with a 49.0% FG percentage (25 out of 51) and buried 2 of their 13 shots from downtown. Concerning hauling in rebounds, Kentucky compiled 26 with 2 of them being on the offensive end and 24 being on the defensive end. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 16 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 69.6%.
Kentucky enters this matchup with a record of 14-7 for the season. The Wildcats are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and commit 15.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Kentucky is snagging 38.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 342 assists on the campaign, which is 47th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (148 of 409) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. Kentucky are averaging 75.3 pts per game (100th in college basketball) on 45.9% from the field.
When they last stepped on the court, the Ole Miss Rebels went home defeated by a final of 82-60 against Oklahoma State. The Rebels were able to corral 14 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 26 in this contest. Ole Miss coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals for the contest. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Ole Miss made 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). When all was said and done, the Rebels went 23 out of 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.9%.
Ole Miss has a mark of 9-12 so far this year. As an offense, the Rebels are shooting 42.8% from the floor, which is ranked 278th in the nation. Ole Miss has totaled 1,410 pts this season (67.1 per contest) and average 36.8 boards per contest. The Rebels rate of assisting teammates is at 12.6 times per game (234th in the nation) and are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. Ole Miss commit 16.2 fouls per game and they go 67.9% from the charity stripe.
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Ole Miss has lost four of the last five games while Kentucky has won four of the last five games. The Wildcats have gone 5-3 against SEC opponents. Kentucky averages 75.3 points while outscoring opponents by 8.4 points per game. The Rebels have gone 6-6 at home. Ole Miss ranks ninth in the SEC with 12.6 assists per game led by Matthew Murrell averaging 2.5. Final Score Prediction, Kentucky wins 78-64.