South Carolina Gamecocks vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 1/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPNU

Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt) is the site where the Vanderbilt Commodores (9-4) will attempt to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks (9-4) on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Auburn and ended up losing by a score of 81-66 in their last contest. South Carolina wrapped up the game with a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and converted 10 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Gamecocks converted 8 of their 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing defense, South Carolina allowed 52.7% from the field on 29 of 55 shooting. Auburn totaled 13 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Moreover, Auburn totaled 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Auburn finished the contest at 73.9% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of their 23 shots. They also converted 6 out of their 13 attempts from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Gamecocks ended up finishing with 20 and Auburn accumulated 15 fouls.

Erik Stevenson is one player who played a role in the matchup. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished 52.9% from the field and also dished out 5 dimes.

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South Carolina enters this contest with a record of 9-4 on the season. They cough up possession 15.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.5 fouls every game. As a team, South Carolina is pulling in 41.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 178 assists this year, which ranks 175th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Gamecocks are connecting on 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (93 of 282) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.6 points per contest (126th in D-1) while going 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Gamecocks are forcing 16.2 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on 3-pointers while they are 155th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.2). The Gamecocks are giving up a field goal percentage of 38.4% (293 of 764) and they concede 35.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 121st in college hoops in giving up assists with 151 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Vanderbilt Commodores walked away with a victory by a final of 75-74 against Arkansas. The Commodores were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. Arkansas was called for 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Commodores to the charity stripe for 26 shots. They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.1%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Vanderbilt buried 10 of their 25 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Commodores went 23 out of 52 from the field which had them shooting 44.2%. The Commodores allowed Arkansas to bury 25 of 54 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% for the matchup. They finished 27.3% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 22 and finished the contest at 18 out of 28 at the charity stripe (64.3%). In relation to rebounds, Vanderbilt allowed Arkansas to collect 26 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Scotty Pippen pitched in for the Commodores for the contest. He tallied 22 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this game. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Vanderbilt has a win-loss mark of 9-4 on the campaign. The Commodores are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 10.8 times per game (321st in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. Vanderbilt has 914 pts on the season (70.3 per game) and they pull in 36.8 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Commodores are connecting on 40.8% from the field, which ranks 311th in college hoops.

The Commodores on the defensive end are ranked 43rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 61.7. They are forcing 16.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (67th in college basketball). The Vanderbilt defense allows 31.1% on 3-point shots (97 of 312) and opponents are knocking down 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.8 assists and 34.3 total rebounds per game, which is 136th and 166th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vanderbilt

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