The Ole Miss Rebels (10-3) look to extend their five-game home winning streak in a matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3). Action starts at 9:00 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 7 and can be seen on ESU and ES3.
The Rebels were blown out by Kentucky 83-61 in their last matchup. Stefan Moody was the game’s leading scorer with 23 points. The Crimson Tide, meanwhile, are coming off a 68-49 win against Norfolk State in their last outing. Retin Obasohan shot 9 for 12 and led in scoring with 23 points.
Ole Miss is a five-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 132 points. The Rebels enter the game with records of 10-3 Straight Up (SU) and 6-6 Against The Spread (ATS).
As for their opponent, Alabama has a SU record of 9-3 and an ATS record of 6-4. The Crimson Tide allow just 64.9 points per game, ranking them 50th in the nation. The Crimson Tide have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the nation at .388.
This is the first meeting of the season for these conference foes. The last time they played, Ole Miss came out on top, bringing its SU record to 7-3 over Alabama in their most recent games. The Rebels also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 7-2-1. Neither team was able to hold the edge in field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers over the course of their latest five contests.
Predictions: SU Winner – Miss, ATS Winner – Miss, O/U – Over
Notes
Mississippi is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Mississippi’s last 11 games.
Mississippi is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Mississippi is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Alabama.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Mississippi’s last 13 games when playing Alabama.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Mississippi’s last 7 games when playing at home against Alabama.
Alabama has allowed an average of 63.7 points per away game this season. Ole Miss averages 84.4 points per home game, ranking 69th in scoring.
On average, Ole Miss has 69.8 possessions per game and scores 1.086 points on each possession. Alabama has both fewer possessions (66.6) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.998).
Ole Miss has an average effective field goal percentage of 48.5%. Alabama is a winning 2-1 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Ole Miss Rebels average 20.0 three point attempts per game, and the Alabama Crimson Tide attempt 21.0 per game. When going for at least 20 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Ole Miss is 4-2 and Alabama is 6-3.
Ole Miss, the 74th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 39.3 rebounds per game. Alabama does worse, ranked 282nd with 34.5.
The Alabama Crimson Tide make an average of 5.9 steals per game. When the Ole Miss Rebels give up 5 or more steals, they are an outstanding 7-2.
