Presbyterian Blue Hose vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 12/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SECN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-8) are headed to Colonial Life Arena on Sunday where they will go up against the South Carolina Gamecocks (4-4).

The Presbyterian Blue Hose faced off with Charleston and went home with a loss by a final score of 67-62 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Blue Hose ended up with 27 while Charleston finished the game with 18 fouls. They made 7 of 22 attempts from long range. Charleston finished shooting 64.5% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 31 attempts. Additionally, Charleston had 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Charleston doled out 8 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, Presbyterian allowed the other team to go 39.2% from the field on 20 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in this contest as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 29 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Blue Hose converted 11 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 64.7%. Presbyterian ended the game with a 41.8% FG percentage (23 out of 55) and buried 5 of their 16 shots from distance.

Winston Hill is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the field but didn't record a dime. He was on the court for 20 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Presbyterian steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-8 this year. They average 62.1 points per outing (344th in the nation) on 40.4% from the field. The Blue Hose are shooting 27.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (53 of 192) and 62.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Presbyterian is pulling in 34.4 rebounds per game and has earned 108 assists for the season, which is 273rd in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Blue Hose have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 178th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (68.4). The Blue Hose are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.5% (247 of 543) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per game as a squad. They are 244th in college hoops in giving up assists with 124 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the South Carolina Gamecocks got the win with a final of 74-71 against Georgetown. The Gamecocks snagged 23 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the contest. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. Georgetown was called for 14 fouls for the game which got the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 61.5%. Regarding three-point attempts, South Carolina made 10 of their 31 tries (32.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Gamecocks finished shooting 28 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. The Gamecocks permitted Georgetown to make 28 out of 65 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.1% in this matchup. They shot 16.7% from three-point range by going 3 out of 18 and finished the game at 12 of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, South Carolina permitted Georgetown to pull down 35 overall (14 offensive).

Gregory "GG" Jackson II pitched in for the Gamecocks for this contest. He made 9 out of 19 in the game for a field goal rate of 47.4%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He recorded 22 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for this game.

South Carolina has a win-loss mark of 4-4 on the year. The Gamecocks are committing 15.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 62.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.0 times per game (285th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. South Carolina has totaled 510 points for the year (63.8 per contest) and they collect 36.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Gamecocks are hitting on 39.6% from the field, which is ranked 339th in college hoops.

The South Carolina defense concedes 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (62 of 173) and opponents are making 63.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 15.8 dimes and 34.4 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 336th and 197th in D-1. The Gamecocks on defense are ranked 246th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 71.4. They are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (330th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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