Florida A&M Rattlers vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Florida A&M Rattlers (2-8) are on their way to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday where they will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (11-1).

The Florida A&M Rattlers took the court against UCF and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-56 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Rattlers walked away with 21 and UCF accounted for 13 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. UCF finished the contest at 70.4% at the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 27 tries. Furthermore, UCF grabbed 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UCF doled out 10 dimes and had 12 steals in the matchup. With regard to defense, Florida A&M allowed 39.6% from the floor on 21 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Rattlers converted 7 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 63.6%. Florida A&M wrapped up the game having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 out of 50) and buried 5 out of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Roderick Coffee III is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He finished 60.0% from the floor and dished out 8 assists. He played for 34 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He accounted for 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Florida A&M will play this game with a win-loss mark of 2-8 on the year. They turn it over 15.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Florida A&M is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game and has earned 135 assists on the campaign, which is 311th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Rattlers are shooting 32.7% on 3-pointers (52 of 159) and 72.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 65.4 points per game (337th in the nation) while going 41.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rattlers are forcing 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 13.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 39.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 356th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (82.5). The Rattlers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.4% (274 of 590) and they surrender 39.3 boards per contest as a team. They are 146th in the country in giving up assists with 146 conceded this year.

In their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks took home the win by a final score of 70-43 against Elon. The Gamecocks were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Elon was called for 13 fouls in this game which took the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. With respect to shots from distance, South Carolina converted 8 out of 30 tries (26.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Gamecocks walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 63 from the field which had them at 41.3%. The Gamecocks permitted Elon to make 16 out of 50 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 32.0% in the matchup. They finished shooting 14.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 2 out of 14 and finished the contest at 9 out of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). When discussing attacking the glass, South Carolina allowed Elon to collect 28 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Ta'Lon Cooper ended up being a major contributor for the Gamecocks in this matchup. He buried 7 of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 63.6%, and added 6 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in the matchup.

South Carolina has a record of 11-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Gamecocks are hitting on 44.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 183rd in the country. South Carolina has accumulated 887 points for the season (73.9 per game) and they collect 36.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.9 times per game (103rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.6 times per contest. The Gamecocks are responsible for committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they go 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Gamecocks on the defensive end are ranked 29th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.2. They are able to force 11.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the floor (61st in the nation). The South Carolina defense surrenders 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (70 of 214) and opponents are converting on 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.9 assists and 32.0 boards per game, which is ranked 61st and 53rd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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