Ole Miss vs Tennessee 12/28/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) vs. Ole Miss Rebels (8-4)
December 28, 2022 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Ole Miss Rebels +9.5 / Tennessee Volunteers -9.5; Over/Under: +126.5
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The Tennessee Volunteers and Ole Miss Rebels meet Wednesday in college basketball action at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion. The Tennessee Volunteers look for their 11th win. The Ole Miss Rebels look for their ninth win.
The Tennessee Volunteers are averaging 74.7 points on 41.8 percent shooting and allowing 52.8 points on 32.9 percent shooting. Santiago Vescovi is averaging 11.8 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Olivier Nkamhoua is averaging 11.8 points and 2.8 assists. Tyreke Key is the third double-digit scorer and Julian Phillips is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Tennessee Volunteers are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The Tennessee Volunteers are allowing 20.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.4 rebounds per game.
The Ole Miss Rebels are averaging 70 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 63.5 points on 40.5 percent shooting. Matthew Murrell is averaging 15.6 points and 2.5 assists, while Daeshun Ruffin is averaging 9.6 points and 1.4 rebounds. Jaemyn Brakefield is dishing 1.3 assists and Amaree Abram is grabbing 2.2 rebounds. The Ole Miss Rebels are shooting 31.4 percent from beyond the arc and 67.4 percent from the free throw line. The Ole Miss Rebels are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.1 rebounds per game.
The Volunteers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Rebels are 1-3-2 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-4-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Volunteers last 7 overall. The over is 4-0 in Rebels last 4 Wednesday games. The home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
The Tennessee Volunteers have the ability to blow the doors off here, but they have yet to prove themselves on the road, and Ole Miss has been solid through 12 games. The Ole Miss Rebels are impressive defensively, and they win at home by an average of 9.6 points while holding teams under 40 percent shooting. Give me the home dog.