Missouri vs Ole Miss Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/4/23

The Ole Miss Rebels and Missouri Tigers meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Mizzou Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Ole Miss Rebels are averaging 67.6 points on 42.1 percent shooting and allowing 68.9 points on 43.3 percent shooting. Matthew Murrell is averaging 15 points and 2.6 assists, while Jaemyn Brakefield is averaging 10.7 points and 5.8 rebounds. Daeshun Ruffin is dishing 3.2 assists and Amaree Abram is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Ole Miss Rebels are shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc and 69.1 percent from the free throw line. The Ole Miss Rebels are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.

The Missouri Tigers are averaging 80 points on 47.4 percent shooting and allowing 74.7 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Kobe Brown is averaging 15.9 points and 6.1 rebounds, while D’Moi Hodge is averaging 14.3 points and 1.6 assists. DeAndre Gholston is the third double-digit scorer and Isiaih Mosley is dishing 2.5 assists. The Missouri Tigers are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 75.4 percent from the free throw line. The Missouri Tigers are allowing 35.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28 rebounds per game.

The Rebels are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 Saturday games and 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games overall. The Tigers are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 home games. The over is 9-2 in Rebels last 11 overall. The under is 4-1 in Tigers last 5 overall. The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.

The Ole Miss Rebels continue to have issues against good teams, and they lose on the road by an average of 8.3 points while shooting 38.7 percent from the field. Ole Miss doesn’t win or cover numbers. The Missouri Tigers win in the favorite role by an average of 12.8 points. I’ll lay the chalk with the home team.