Missouri vs Ole Miss 3/9/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Ole Miss Rebels and Missouri Tigers meet Wednesday in the college basketball SEC First Round at the Amalie Arena. The Ole Miss Rebels look to snap a four-game losing streak. The Missouri Tigers need a win after losing 11 of their last 14 games.

The Ole Miss Rebels are averaging 68.4 points on 43.6 percent shooting and allowing 68.7 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Jarkel Joiner is averaging 13.2 points and 2.3 assists, while Daeshun Ruffin is averaging 12.6 points and 1.5 rebounds. Matthew Murrell is the third double-digit scorer and Nysier Brooks is grabbing 7.5 rebounds. The Ole Miss Rebels are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. The Ole Miss Rebels are allowing 32.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.

The Missouri Tigers are averaging 65.2 points on 42.3 percent shooting and allowing 70.6 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Kobe Brown is averaging 12.6 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Javon Pickett is averaging 11.1 points and 1.9 assists. Amari Davis is grabbing 2.4 rebounds and Jarron Coleman is dishing 2.9 assists. The Missouri Tigers are shooting 27.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.4 percent from the free throw line. The Missouri Tigers are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.

The Rebels are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite and 15-6 ATS in their last 21 Wednesday games. The Tigers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games. The over is 7-1 in Rebels last 8 overall. The over is 4-0 in Tigers last 4 neutral site games. The favorite is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

The Missouri Tigers have looked like a team that’s ready for the season to end for a while, but let’s not act like they haven’t beat Ole Miss twice this season. Let’s also not act like the Ole Miss Rebels are lighting the world on fire, and they only win in the favorite role by an average of 3.6 points. These are two below average teams, so anything can happen here. I still lean toward Missouri and the points.