The BYU Cougars and the Ole Miss Rebels meet Thursday in college basketball action from the LionTree Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a BYU vs Ole Miss Prediction.
BYU Recap
The BYU Cougars come into this one looking to build on their 5-0 start to the year after an 87-43 win over Mississippi State last time out. BYU will take on Providence after this one.
Cougars Looking To Stay Unbeaten
Egor Demin leads the Cougars in scoring and assists with 15.2 PPG and 7.2 APG along with 4 RPG and 2.4 SPG while Richie Saunders has 13.6 PPG with 4.8 RPG. Fousseyni Traore has 13.4 PPG with 8.8 RPG while Kanon Catching has 11.4 PPG with 3.8 RPG. Trevin Knell added 9.6 PPG while Keba Keita has 8.8 PPG with a team-high 10.3 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, BYU is averaging 91 PPG on 51.7% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three, and 61.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the BYU Cougars will win
- BYU has won 21 of its last 23 games against non-conference opponents.
- Ole Miss has lost four of its last five games when playing with a rest advantage.
Ole Miss Recap
The Ole Miss Rebels come into this game also trying to hold down a 5-0 record after a 100-68 win over Oral Roberts last time out. Ole Miss will play against Louisville following this game.
Rebels Trying To Stay Undefeated
Sean Pedulla leads the Rebels in scoring with 14.4 PPG along with 3.8 RPG and 3.2 APG as well as 3 SPG. Jaylen Murray has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 4 APG to lead the Rebels in assists. Matthew Murrell has 12 PPG with 3 APG and 3 SPG while Jaemyn Brakefield has 11.2 PPG with 6 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Ole Miss so far this season. Dre Davis has 9.8 PPG with 4.5 RPG while Malik Dia has 7.8 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Rebels on the glass so far this season. As a team, Ole Miss is averaging 80.8 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 35.9% from three, and 74.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Ole Miss Rebels will win
- Ole Miss has won each of its last 18 games against non-conference opponents.
- BYU has lost three of its last four day games played at neutral venues.
BYU vs Ole Miss Prediction
I’m on BYU here. I just trust BYU offensively a lot more than I do Ole Miss and I think this BYU team from a talent perspective is absolutely loaded. The Rebels will be an above-average team in the SEC this season but I just think this is a bad matchup for them. Give me BYU here.