South Carolina Gamecocks vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 12/18/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACCN

The Clemson Tigers (7-4) are welcoming the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-2) at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks stepped onto the hardwood against Allen College and earned the victory with a final of 110-51 in their last contest. South Carolina walked away from the game having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (45 of 83) and made 12 of 32 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Gamecocks converted 8 of their 12 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 56 with 21 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 31 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to defense, South Carolina let their opponent shoot 32.3% from the floor on 20 of 62 shooting. Allen College totaled 11 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Allen College collected 17 boards (3 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Allen College finished the contest at 75.0% from the charity stripe by burying 3 of their 4 attempts. They converted 8 of 24 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to fouls, the Gamecocks left the arena with 9 and Allen College racked up 10 fouls.

Brandon Martin is someone who had an impact for the game. He left the arena with 10 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 21 minutes played and totaled 11 rebounds. He ended up going 62.5% from the floor and recorded 5 dimes.

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South Carolina will enter this matchup with a mark of 8-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 74.3 points per game (126th in Division 1) while shooting 43.4% from the field. The Gamecocks are hitting 31.4% from downtown (70 of 223) and 65.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Carolina is collecting 42.9 boards per game and has totaled 142 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 155th in college basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.8 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Gamecocks are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 fouls. They surrender 30.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 101st in D-1 in PPG allowed (64.8). The Gamecocks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 37.3% (214 of 574) and they concede 34.4 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 108th in college hoops in allowing assists with 113 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 89-76 when they faced Miami. The Tigers pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this contest. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. Miami committed 16 fouls for the matchup which took the Tigers to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Clemson knocked down 13 of 24 attempts (54.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Tigers shot 30 out of 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8%. The Tigers allowed Miami to bury 26 out of 61 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.6% for the contest. They went 36.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 30 and ended up shooting 13 of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). When talking about rebounding, Clemson allowed Miami to snag 31 overall (9 offensive).

Alex Hemenway ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in this game. He knocked down 5 of 6 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in the game.

Clemson has a win-loss record of 7-4 for the season. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in the nation. Clemson has totaled 841 pts this year (76.5 per contest) and they grab 35.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (66th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Tigers are responsible for committing 15.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Clemson defense allows 32.7% on 3-pointers (88 of 269) and opponents are connecting on 81.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.9 assists and 31.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 147th and 55th in those defensive categories. The Tigers on defense are ranked 168th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 67.5. They are able to force 11.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the floor (115th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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