The Purdue Boilermakers take on the Ole Miss Rebels in La Jolla, CA in the Rady Children's Invitational. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. ET on FOX.
Purdue is favored by 2.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -192. The total is set at 145 points.
Here’s my Purdue vs. Ole Miss predictions and college basketball picks for November 29, 2024.
Purdue vs Ole Miss Prediction
My Pick: Purdue -3.5
My Purdue vs Ole Miss best bet is on the Boilermakers spread, with the best odds currently available at BetMGM. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Purdue vs Ole Miss Odds, Spread, Pick
| Purdue Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-2.5 -110 | 145 -110o / -110u | -150 |
| Ole Miss Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+2.5 -110 | 145 -110o / -110u | +125 |
- Purdue vs Ole Miss spread: Purdue -2.5
- Purdue vs Ole Miss over/under: 145.5 points
- Purdue vs Ole Miss moneyline: Purdue -150, Ole Miss +125
- Purdue vs Ole Miss best bet: Purdue -3.5
My Purdue vs Ole Miss College Basketball Betting Preview
Ole Miss is currently 6-0, but its record looks very deceiving, considering it only beat Grambling by two and has faced just one team in the KenPom top-100 (BYU).
The Rebels now have to turn around and face Purdue after going to overtime with the Cougars.
That's not great for Chris Beard's bunch.
Ole Miss counts on Sean Pedulla, Jaylen Murray and Matthew Murrell for most of its offensive production. However, the Rebels don't have great shooting, and defensively, they rely heavily on forcing turnovers.
In the past, I would say this would be a perfect matchup for the Rebels, but Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer have grown up since the Fairleigh Dickinson days when they struggled to limit giveaways.
These two guards played in a National Championship last year, and Smith is playing at an All-American level while nearly averaging a double-double (points and assists).
The Boilermakers average only 11.7 turnovers per game, so I don't expect the Rebels to get stops via live-ball turnovers.
Also, Matt Painter has been tinkering with lineups, and he seems to have found something with Smith, Loyer, Camden Heide, Myles Colvin and Trey Kaufman-Renn starting.
Kaufman-Renn, in particular, is having a monster campaign thus far, averaging 17.7 points and six rebounds. He's a mismatch playing the five, and Ole Miss will have no answer for the Boilermakers' leading scorer.
But the X-factor is the matchup between Smith and Pedulla. Whoever gets the better of that duel will likely guide their team to victory, and right now, I will take Smith every day of the week.
Purdue has the advantage up front and in the backcourt. The Boilers are also the fresher team, and I don't trust the Rebels against this level of competition yet.
