Ole Miss vs. Texas betting: College basketball preview for January 29

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The No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels (15-5, 4-3 SEC) will look to break a three-game winning streak when they host the Texas Longhorns (14-6, 3-4 SEC) on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss as 6.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN2. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5 points.

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Ole Miss Cover -6.5 vs Texas -108

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Ole Miss vs. Texas betting lines

  • Ole Miss moneyline odds to win: -269
  • Texas moneyline odds to win: +217
  • Spread: Ole Miss (-6.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Ole Miss statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Ole Miss has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in 10 games when playing at home, and it has covered four times in six games when playing on the road.
  • At home, the Rebels exceed the total 20% of the time (two of 10 games). They hit the over more often on the road, going over the total in 50% of games (three of six).

Recent trends

  • The Rebels’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, putting up 72.9 points a contest compared to the 77.8 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Ole Miss has been more porous on defense as of late, giving up 68.6 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 66.4 points per game its opponents average in the 2024-25 season.
  • During their past 10 outings, the Rebels are making 0.6 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.4 compared to 9.0 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (32.9% compared to 35.0% season-long).

Ole Miss betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-7-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 7-5-0; As Underdog: 6-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-12-0 (Home: 2-8-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-1 (Home: 9-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (184th in nation) 40.6 (46th) 31.2 (256th) 33.1 (286th) 15.6 (75th) 9.1 (ninth)

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Texas statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Texas has performed better against the spread at home (8-5-0) than on the road (2-2-0) this year.
  • Longhorns games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (eight times out of 13) than away (one of four) this year.
  • The Longhorns’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-2), and on the road it is .333 (1-2).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Longhorns are putting up 77.6 points per contest, 1.3 fewer points than their season average (78.9).
  • Texas is ceding 69.2 points per game over its previous 10 games, which is 2.9 more points than it is allowing for the season (66.3).
  • The Longhorns are draining 8.3 threes per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 0.5 more than their average for the season (7.8). That said, they sport a worse shooting percentage from beyond the arc over their past 10 games (37.2%) compared to their season average (37.3%).

Texas betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-9-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 8-7-0; As Underdog: 3-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-1 (Home: 8-4-1; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-2 (Home: 9-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.2 (36th in nation) 41.2 (73rd) 32.3 (182nd) 30.3 (130th) 13.4 (212th) 9.2 (12th)
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