The Ole Miss (or Mississippi) will head out for their first road game of the season against the seventh-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide. “Ole Miss” lost in the last game against “Tennessee”, but can you win against the formidable “Alabama”?
Alabama
The Alabama were a better team than the Ole Miss, both offensively and defensively. Alabama is also the elite when it comes to offensive rebounding, ranking 16th in the nation. 36.3% of the time, Tide picks up offensive rebounds. “Ole Miss”, meanwhile, allows teams to take the ball out of the point 30.7% of the time. But will we see something similar to these numbers? That is the question …
Mississippi
Ole Miss are at their best defensively, ranking 46th in the nation in points per game (63.5). The Rebels’ slow pace only adds to this strong defense as they are ranked 255th on adjusted pace. The Rebels’ defense is in the 93rd percentile when it comes to shooting defense, holding the teams at 54.4%. And they were better when it came to paint defense, ranking 99th in percentage, capping teams at 27.3%. However, Alabama as a team relies heavily on 3-point shots, ranking 56th in all of college basketball when it comes to 3-point distribution. Ole Miss has allowed teams to shoot 33.2% from outside the perimeter, but has gotten better lately, holding the opposition at 31.5%.
Injuries
“Alabama” will be played by Nimari Barnett.
head-to-head statistics
Both teams played in 2022, where Alabama proved themselves and pleased with a 97:83 victory.
Prediction for the match F1(-10.5)
Over 10 wins: The Rebels have only played one road game this season, in Memphis, where they lost by double figures. Now that they have to play away again against an even tougher opponent, I think we’ll see a similar result. Too big a difference in class and especially in the possible patterns of the game.