Alabama Crimson Tide vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 2/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The South Carolina Gamecocks (10-17) will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (23-4) at Colonial Life Arena on Wednesday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide faced Georgia and went home with a win by a final score of 108-59 in their last game. Alabama walked away from the game having earned a 61.9% field goal percentage (39 out of 63) and knocked down 16 of their 34 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Crimson Tide converted 14 of their 22 shots for a rate of 63.6%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 46 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists for the contest while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about defending, Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 37.5% from the field on 21 of 56 shooting. Georgia doled out 8 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In addition, Georgia snagged 24 boards (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Georgia finished 43.3% when shooting free throws by making 13 of their 30 attempts. They also buried 4 out of their 13 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Crimson Tide walked away with 23 while Georgia totaled 19 fouls.

Brandon Miller is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 21 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 70.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Alabama enters this one with a mark of 23-4 for the season. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Alabama is grabbing 44.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 414 dimes on the season, which ranks 69th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Crimson Tide are shooting 35.7% on shots from downtown (284 of 796) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They average 83.4 pts per game (6th in college hoops) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Crimson Tide are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are 34th in D-1 in allowing assists with 286 surrendered for the season. The Crimson Tide defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 37.0% (648 of 1,751) and they surrender 37.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 26.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 139th in the nation in PPG allowed (68.3).

For their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks took home the win by a final score of 82-73 when they faced LSU. The Gamecocks collected 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 3 steals in this matchup. LSU was called for 19 fouls for this game which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 94.4%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, South Carolina converted 15 of 32 attempts (46.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Gamecocks walked away from this one shooting 25 for 54 from the floor which had them at 46.3%. The Gamecocks permitted LSU to bury 26 of 62 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.9% in this contest. They went 33.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 21 and finished the contest at 14 of 26 at the charity stripe (53.8%). In the matter of how they rebounded, South Carolina permitted LSU to snag 33 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Gregory "GG" Jackson II was important for the Gamecocks for this game. He buried 5 out of 17 for this game for a rate of 29.4%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

South Carolina has a win-loss mark of 10-17 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Gamecocks are hitting on 40.0% from the floor, which is ranked 350th in the country. South Carolina has tallied 1,748 pts on the campaign (64.7 per game) and they pull down 34.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 11.2 times per game (327th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. The Gamecocks are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per contest while shooting 65.8% from the free throw line.

The Gamecocks on defense are ranked 268th in the country in points allowed per game with 72.8. They are able to force 10.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (327th in D-1). The South Carolina defense gives up 34.3% on 3-point shots (194 of 565) and opponents are connecting on 66.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 14.6 assists and 35.3 boards per game, which is ranked 318th and 261st in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alabama

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