Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers (3-6) are traveling to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday where they will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-1).

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers faced off with North Alabama and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-64 in their last game. Charleston Southern ended the game having earned a 32.3% FG percentage (20 of 62) and made 9 of their 29 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Buccaneers converted 15 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 8 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning the defense, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to go 51.7% from the floor on 30 of 58 shooting. North Alabama distributed 9 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, North Alabama collected 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a block. North Alabama shot 68.4% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 19 shots. They converted 3 out of their 10 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Buccaneers ended up finishing with 18 while North Alabama recorded 18 fouls.

R.J. Johnson is someone who played a role for the contest. He finished the game at 44.4% from the field but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. He scored 27 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Charleston Southern will play this game with a record of 3-6 this season. They lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Charleston Southern is collecting 34.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 106 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 309th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Buccaneers are hitting 34.2% from downtown (65 of 190) and 71.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 70.0 points per contest (282nd in Division 1) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Buccaneers are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 fouls. They give up 31.0% on 3-pointers while they are 242nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.2). The Buccaneers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.0% (233 of 529) and they concede 35.3 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 8th in the country in allowing assists with 81 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks took home the win by a final score of 68-62 against East Carolina. When it comes to rebounding, South Carolina permitted East Carolina to get 29 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 29.4% from distance by shooting 5 out of 17 and finished the game at 15 out of 23 at the charity stripe (65.2%). The Gamecocks allowed East Carolina to convert 21 out of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.6% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Gamecocks shot 21 for 48 from the floor which had them at 43.8%. With respect to shots from distance, South Carolina converted 9 out of their 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 70.8%. East Carolina earned 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Gamecocks to the free throw line for 24 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 2 steals in this game. The Gamecocks snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the matchup.

Meechie Johnson ended up being a factor for the Gamecocks for this contest. He racked up 15 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the contest. He made 5 of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

South Carolina has a mark of 8-1 this year. The Gamecocks are committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they go 70.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per contest (113th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per contest. South Carolina has totaled 672 points on the season (74.7 per contest) and they collect 35.2 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Gamecocks are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 149th in Division 1.

The South Carolina defense concedes 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (54 of 161) and opponents are making 70.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.0 dimes and 32.8 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 75th and 91st in D-1. The Gamecocks on defense are ranked 51st in college basketball in points given up per game with 64.9. They are able to force 10.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (94th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Carolina

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