Ole Miss vs Middle Tennessee 12/15/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-2) vs. Ole Miss Rebels (6-3)
December 15, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Ole Miss Rebels -8 ; Over/Under: 132.5
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The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Ole Miss Rebels meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Pavilion. Middle Tennessee is sitting at 8-2 so far this year. The Raiders are coming off a win over UT-Martin. As for the Rebels, they’re 6-3 this season and lost to Western Kentucky in their last game. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Middle Tennessee managed wins in seven of their first eight, taking out Brescia, Bethune-Cookman, Winthrop, Rider, Mercer, Bryan and UT-Martin in that time. After a loss to Murray State the Raiders took out UT-Martin again.
In the rematch versus UT-Martin, Middle Tennessee managed 43 points in the first half and 41 more from there in an 84-75 win. Leading scorer Eli Lawrence finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and one assist.
Over on the Rebels’ side, they went 3-2 over their first five with wins over New Orleans, Charleston Southern and Elon. After wins over MS Valley State, Rider and Memphis, Ole Miss fell to Western Kentucky on Saturday.
In last weekend’s matchup versus the Hilltoppers, Ole Miss scored just 19 points in the first half on the way to a 71-48 blowout loss. Jarkel Joiner put up 13 points and four boards, while Nysier Brooks added 10 points with six rebounds.
The Rebels are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 Wednesday games and 6-2 ATS in their last eight after an ATS loss. The under is 7-2-1 in Ole Miss’ last 10 after an ATS loss.
Meanwhile, the Raiders are 5-0 ATS in their last five overall and 4-0 ATS in their last four road games. Middle Tennessee is 4-1 ATS in the last five after an ATS win.
PICK: I’m going to try Middle Tennessee here. The Raiders have been pretty solid for most of the year. They’re coming off 44.4 percent shooting against UT-Martin, bagging 38 rebounds and 12 team assists as well. Middle Tennessee has hit 73 or more points in each of the last five games.
As for Ole Miss, they should bounce back after a dud game against Western Kentucky. The Rebels shot just 27.4 percent in that one and were out-rebounded 42-30. Still, I think Middle Tennessee is the better cover option in this one.
