Southern vs Ole Miss Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/17/24

The Southern Jaguars and the Ole Miss Rebels meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Pavilion. Here’s a Southern vs Ole Miss prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Southern vs Ole Miss pick. We will examine:

The Southern Jaguars’ recent form and player performance

The Ole Miss Rebels’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Southern Jaguars

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Ole Miss Rebels

Recent betting trends in games played between Southern and Ole Miss

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Southern vs Ole Miss game

Southern Jaguars Betting Preview

The Jaguars lost four of their first five games this year, falling to South Dakota, Iowa, East Texas A&M, and Texas A&M. They beat Champion Christian, LA Tech, Tulsa, and Lindsey Wilson since then, though.

In the Lindsey Wilson game last Tuesday, the Jags took a seven-point edge into the break. Southern hit a 51-33 run the rest of the way in a 94-69 blowout. Lead scorer Michael Jacobs posted 23 bench points with three rebounds. Southern will meet Loyola Marymount, USC, Nebraska, and Texas Southern after this game.

Ole Miss Rebels Betting Preview

Over on the Ole Miss side, they have just one loss this year (by two points) to Purdue. Otherwise, it’s been wins over LIU, Grambling, South Alabama, Colorado State, Oral Roberts, BYU, Louisville, Lindenwood, and Southern Miss.

Matched up against Southern Miss on Saturday, the Rebels held a comfortable 10-point edge in the locker room. Ole Miss hit a 39-18 run from there and took the win 77-46. Sean Bedulla was tops on 18 points with four assists.

Why the Ole Miss Rebels will win

• Ole Miss has won each of its last 14 night games against non-conference opponents.
• Southern has lost each of its last nine Tuesday night games against non-conference opponents.
• Ole Miss has won the first half in nine of its last 10 night games against non-conference opponents.

Why the Southern Jaguars will win

• Southern has won each of its last four games.

Southern vs Ole Miss Prediction

I’ll likely just stay with Ole Miss. This is a situation where the margin of victory is just about the only question, as the Rebels should roll. Ole Miss is coming off 44.8 percent shooting and 40 rebounds in the blowout win over Southern Miss, and they’ve now hit 77 or more points in eight of 10 games so far.

As for Southern, they didn’t have a ton of issues versus an overmatched Lindsey Wilson in their last game. The Jaguars have scored 70 or more points in four straight outings, but haven’t really faced major competition in that time—despite a couple of gritty road wins over Tulsa and LA Tech. Tuesday’s game will be another level entirely.

Andrew Jett's Pick: Ole Miss Rebels -23.5