Southern Mississippi vs Ole Miss Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/14/24

In this article, we will formulate a Southern Miss vs Ole Miss Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday,  December 14th, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.   To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Golden Eagles’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Rebels’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Southern Miss

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Ole Miss

-Recent betting trends in games played between Southern Miss and Ole Miss

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Golden Eagles and Rebels. 

How Does Southern Miss Bounce Back?

Southern Miss has been up and down this season but in the last game, they really struggled. Southern Miss scored only 58 points while the defense gave up 86 points to Tulane and that led to the defeat. Denijay Harris had a strong game putting up 12 points, nine rebounds, and one assist. There were only two different layers that put up at least 10 points. Southern Miss is averaging 75.4 points while their defense is giving up 78.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 193rd in the league while the defense is ranked 332nd. Denijay Harris is averaging 14.7 points while shooting 47.3 percent from the field. 

Ole Miss Has Confidence

Ole Miss has confidence and their only loss came by a couple of points by Purdue a few games ago. In the last game against Lindenwood, Ole Miss scored 86 points and they ended up winning by 33 points. Ole Miss is averaging 83.3 points while their defense is giving up 66.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 43rd in the league while the defense is ranked 64th in the league. In this game, the Ole Miss offense is going to need to get out to a fast start to really put the pressure on. Sean Pedulla is having a strong season averaging 14 points while shooting 44 percent from the field. 

Why Ole Miss Will Beat Southern Miss

• Ole Miss has won 21 of its last 22 games against non-conference opponents.
• Southern Miss has lost eight of its last nine games against the Southeastern Conference.
• Ole Miss has won the first half in five of its last six games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Southern Miss vs Ole Miss Prediction

Ole Miss is going to put on a show. Southern Miss’s defense is giving up 78.7 points per game and they are going to really struggle here. Ole Miss has run up the score against bad teams and it’s going to be no difference here. Southern Miss just doesn’t have the talent to keep this game close and it’s going to be Ole Miss that is going to cruise here to the comfortable victory. Back Ole Miss against the spread.