Ole Miss vs Southern Mississippi Prediction 12-14-24 College Basketball Picks

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Ole Miss Rebels meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Ole Miss vs Southern Mississippi Prediction.

Southern Miss Recap

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles come into this one looking to bounce back from an 86-58 loss to Tulane last time out. After this game, Southern Miss will head home for a matchup with Lamar.

Golden Eagles Looking To Spring Upset To Get Right

Denijay Harris leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 14.7 PPG and 9.1 RPG while Neftali Alvarez leads the Golden Eagles in assists with 3.6 APG to go along with his 11.3 PPG and 3 RPG. Christian Watson has 10.3 PPG with 5 RPG and 3.2 APG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Southern Miss so far this season. Cobie Montgomery also has 9.6 PPG while DeAntoni Gordon also has 8.9 PPG with 4.7 RPG. As a team, Southern Miss is averaging 75.3 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 67.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Southern Miss Golden Eagles will win

• Southern Miss has won five of its last six day games against non-Conference opponents.

Ole Miss Recap

The Ole Miss Rebels come into this one looking to build on an 86-53 beatdown win over Lindenwood last time out. After this game, Ole Miss will take on Southern at home.

Rebels Win Back-To-Back Blowouts

Sean Pedulla leads the Rebels in scoring with 14 PPG along with 4 RPG and 3.6 APG and 2.3 SPG while Jaylen Murray has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 4.8 APG to lead the Rebels in assists. Matthew Murrell has 12.6 PPG and Dre Davis has 12.3 PPG with 5 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Ole Miss so far this season. Jaemyn Brakefield has 9.6 PPG with 5.7 RPG while Malik Dia has 6.7 PPG with a team-high 5.7 RPG to share the lead for the Rebels on the glass so far this season. As a team, Ole Miss is averaging 83.3 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 36.6% from three and 76% from the foul line this season.

Why the Ole Miss Rebels will win

• Ole Miss has won each of its last 15 games against the Sun Belt Conference.
• Southern Miss has lost each of its last six games played at neutral venues.

Ole Miss vs Southern Mississippi Prediction

I’m on Ole Miss here. If there’s one thing Chris Beard teams are good at for the most part, it’s blowing out inferior teams at home. The Rebels have crushed a lot of subpar opposition and the blowout of Lindenwood last time out was no exception. I think the Rebels do the same here to Southern Miss so give me the Rebels in this one.