South Carolina Gamecocks vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: SECN

Coleman Coliseum is the location where the Alabama Crimson Tide (18-10) will try to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks (17-10) on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks played Mississippi State and notched a win by a score of 66-56 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 17 and Mississippi State accumulated 11 personal fouls. They converted 0 out of their 14 tries from distance. Mississippi State went 69.2% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 26 attempts. Additionally, Mississippi State had 26 boards (10 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Mississippi State distributed 7 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. When it comes to the defense, South Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 35.8% from the field on 19 of 53 shooting. They also distributed 14 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 31 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Gamecocks made 10 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. South Carolina finished the game with a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 out of 57) and buried 6 out of their 21 3-point shots.

Jermaine Couisnard is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished the contest at 40.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 30 mins and also collected 1 board. He accounted for 22 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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South Carolina comes into this game with a record of 17-10 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game. As a team, South Carolina is pulling in 38.4 boards per game and has accumulated 377 assists so far this year, which ranks 133rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Gamecocks are hitting 31.8% on shots from distance (184 of 578) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 71.6 points per game (165th in D-1) while shooting 43.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Gamecocks are forcing 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are ranked 206th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 349 surrendered so far this season. The Gamecocks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (632 of 1,539) and they surrender 35.6 boards per game as a team. They surrender 31.5% from 3-point land and they are 180th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (69.0).

The last time they took the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide got the victory with a final of 74-72 against Vanderbilt. The Crimson Tide recorded 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the game. They turned it over 18 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. Vanderbilt was called for 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for 25 tries. They were able to make 22 of them for a clip of 88.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, Alabama made 8 of their 28 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Crimson Tide ended up shooting 22 out of 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.9%. The Crimson Tide allowed Vanderbilt to convert 19 of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.8% in the game. They finished 33.3% from distance by going 7 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 36 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding rebounding, Alabama permitted Vanderbilt to collect 33 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Jahvon Quinerly ended up being a factor for the Crimson Tide in the game. He accumulated 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 3 assists in the game. He converted 6 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 1 rebound.

Alabama has a win-loss mark of 18-10 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Crimson Tide are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which is ranked 163rd in college basketball. Alabama has accounted for 2,245 points so far this year (80.2 per contest) and they pull in 40.1 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.5 times per game (90th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game. The Crimson Tide are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls every game while shooting 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Crimson Tide on the defensive end are ranked 326th in college basketball in PPG given up with 75.9. They have forced 12.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (185th in college hoops). The Alabama defense surrenders 32.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (205 of 626) and their opposition knocks down 70.3% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.1 assists and 36.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 137th and 297th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama

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