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Auburn (19-1) vs. Ole Miss (16-5)
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: Ole Miss +5.5; Over/Under: 149.5
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The Auburn Tigers and the Ole Miss Rebels meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Pavilion. Here’s an Ole Miss vs Auburn prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Ole Miss vs Auburn pick.

Auburn Tigers Betting Preview

It’s been a great run for the Tigers so far this season. They’ve got just one blemish on the card so far, and that came way back in early December. Auburn opened up the year with wins over Vermont, Houston, Kent State, North Alabama, Iowa State, North Carolina and Memphis, then took their first (and only, so far) loss to Duke on December 4 by a score of 84-78. Since then it’s been another lengthy string of wins for the Tigers. Those victories have come courtesy of Richmond, Ohio State, Georgia State, Purdue, Monmouth, Missouri, Texas, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Tennessee and LSU in succession. The result so far has been an excellent 19-1 mark in the record column thus far through 20 gams for the Tigers.


In their Wednesday matchup with LSU, the Tigers came out of the locker room with a dominant 41-29 edge. Auburn kept it up in the second on a 46-45 run and took the eventual victory 87-74 in the end. Tops in scoring on the team was Johni Broome with 26 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks. Miles Kelly added 13 points with three rebounds and three steals in 29 minutes. Leading the team off the bench was Tahaad Pettiford with 10 points, three boards and two assists in 23 minutes of work on the court.

Ole Miss Rebels Betting Preview

Over on the Ole Miss side, they maintained form for most of the year so far, and were looking good in mid-January. The Rebels have since fallen off and collected a few more losses, however. Ole Miss went 11-1 over their first 12 games. The lone defeat in that time was versus Purdue. Otherwise it was wins over Long Island University, Grambling, South Alabama, Colorado State, Oral Roberts, BYU, Louisville, Southern Miss, Southern and Queens University. After another loss to Memphis on December 28, the Tigers got back to business with wins over Georgia, Arkansas, LSU and Alabama. Since then it’s been a 1-3 run with losses to Mississippi State, Texas A&M and Missouri. Ole Miss stopped the bleeding with a win over Texas in their last outing though, giving the Rebels a 16-5 overall run through the first 21 games this year.

Matched up against Texas on Wednesday, the Rebels came out of the break with a 38-34 deficit. Ole Miss came back in the second half though, posting a 38-31 run for a 72-69 victory in the end. Leading the charge for the Rebels was Sean Pedulla with 19 points, four rebounds and five assists. Dre Davis added 17 points with seven boards and two blocks. Jaemyn Brakefield put up 18 points with five rebounds and three assists with one steal and one block in 31 minutes of work off the bench as well.

Why the Ole Miss Rebels will win

  • Ole Miss has won four of its last five day games against Auburn.
  • Auburn has lost the first half in three of its last four road day games against the Southeastern Conference.

Why the Auburn Tigers will win

  • Auburn has won each of its last 13 games against Conference opponents.
  • Ole Miss has lost each of its last eight home games against AP-ranked opponents.
  • Ole Miss has lost the first half in six of its last seven day games against AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

  • Thirteen of Ole Miss’ last 14 day games against Conference opponents at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss have produced a total of 146 or fewer points.
  • Eleven of Auburn’s last 12 road day games against the Southeastern Conference have produced a total of 147 or fewer points.

Ole Miss vs Auburn Prediction

I’m just going to stay with Auburn here. You could call this one either way, though. It’ll be a fun game. Auburn was firmly in control of their last road win over LSU, outmuscling the opposition 47-34 on the boards and collecting 22 points off 20 LSU turnovers. Auburn didn’t shoot very well themselves though, hitting just 40 percent from the field.

As for Ole Miss, they didn’t play particularly well in their latest win over a pretty good Texas team. The Rebels shot just 39.7 percent from the field and got out-rebounded 42-33 in a three-point victory. The 13 points off 11 Longhorns turnovers really made the difference in that one, however Ole Miss isn’t going to be able to rely on mistakes this time with Auburn.

Andrew's Free Pick: Auburn Tigers -5.5

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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