South Carolina Gamecocks vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 3/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022

Location: Auburn Arena in Auburn, AL

TV: SECN

The Auburn Tigers (26-4) will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (18-11) at Auburn Arena on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Missouri and went home with a win by a final score of 73-69 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 21 and Missouri accounted for 24 personal fouls. They also made 4 of 18 tries from beyond the arc. Missouri finished 73.1% at the free throw line by converting 19 of their 26 tries. Additionally, Missouri totaled 38 boards (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Missouri dished out 10 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, South Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 23 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 35 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Gamecocks knocked down 17 of 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. South Carolina ended with a 38.5% FG percentage (25 of 65) and converted 6 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Jermaine Couisnard is one player who played a role for the game. He notched 17 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 42.9% from the field and also totaled 7 assists.

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South Carolina will play this contest with a mark of 18-11 on the year. They average 71.7 pts per game (162nd in Division 1) while going 43.0% from the field. The Gamecocks are connecting on 31.8% on 3-point shots (197 of 619) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Carolina is pulling down 38.2 boards per contest and has tallied 409 dimes on the year, which is 119th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 15.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Gamecocks are forcing 15.6 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.6% from 3-point land while they are 201st in college basketball in opponents PPG (69.8). The Gamecocks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.3% (684 of 1,657) and they surrender 35.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 200th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 376 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Auburn Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 81-68 against Mississippi State. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Auburn allowed Mississippi State to pull down 49 in all (20 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 0.0% from downtown by connecting on 0 out of 13 and finished the game at 14 out of 22 at the charity stripe (63.6%). The Tigers permitted Mississippi State to convert 27 of 67 attempts from the field which left them shooting 40.3% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Tigers shot 28 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Auburn buried 10 of their 26 tries (38.5%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. Mississippi State earned 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 13 steals for this contest. The Tigers snagged 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 31 for the contest.

Jabari Smith was important for the Tigers for the contest. He converted 9 of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 69.2%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. He recorded 27 points in his 35 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the matchup.

Auburn has a mark of 26-4 on the campaign. As an offense, the Tigers are hitting on 44.5% from the floor, which is 152nd in college basketball. Auburn has earned 2,375 pts for the year (79.2 per game) and they collect 39.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per game (74th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest. The Tigers commit 18.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Tigers are ranked 112th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.9. They have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (7th in Division 1). The Auburn defense allows 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (198 of 644) and their opponents are knocking down 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 10.9 assists and 36.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 53rd and 279th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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