Ole Miss vs UCF 12/14/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UCF Knights and the Ole Miss Rebels meet in college basketball action from the Black Pavilion at Ole Miss on Wednesday night.

The UCF Knights come into this one looking to build on a 75-49 win over Tarleton State last time out. Taylor Hendricks leads the Knights in scoring and rebounding with 15.6 PPG and 7.1 RPG while Darius Johnson has 10.3 PPG and 3.8 APG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for UCF so far this season. Jayhlon Young also has 3.2 APG and Ithiel Horton has 9.9 PPG with 3.3 RPG up to this point in the season for UCF. As a team, UCF is averaging 71.7 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 71.2% from the foul line this season.

The Ole Miss Rebels will look to build on a 98-61 win over Valparaiso last time out. Matthew Murrell leads the Rebels in scoring and assists with 14.3 PPG and 2.8 APG along with 3.3 RPG while Amaree Abram has 10.7 PPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Ole Miss up to this point in the year. Myles Burns also has a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Rebels on the glass up to this point in the season. As a team, Ole Miss is averaging 72.3 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 69.5% from the foul line this season.

UCF is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a winning home record and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 road games following three or more consecutive home games. Ole Miss is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.

I get the case to be made for either side here, but I like the under in this one. These are two teams that tend to play a slower pace and both pride themselves on their defensive prowess and defensive efficiency. A first to 60 game would not shock me in the slightest here so give me the under.