South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 1/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SECN

Stegeman Coliseum is where the Georgia Bulldogs (13-7) will try to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-12) on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced off with Florida and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-60 in their last contest. South Carolina ended the contest having earned a 36.7% field goal percentage (22 out of 60) and converted 5 of their 14 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gamecocks made 11 of their 19 tries for a rate of 57.9%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 40 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 8 dimes in the game as well as forcing 5 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to defense, South Carolina allowed 47.0% from the floor on 31 out of 66 shooting. Florida earned 21 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. On top of that, Florida totaled 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Florida finished the game at 70.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 17 attempts. They also made 7 out of their 27 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 16 while Florida totaled 16 personal fouls.

Gregory "GG" Jackson II is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He finished the game at 38.9% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and collected 10 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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South Carolina enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 8-12 so far this year. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, South Carolina is pulling in 35.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 210 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 349th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Gamecocks are shooting 31.4% from downtown (149 of 474) and 64.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 63.6 pts per contest (343rd in Division 1) while connecting on 39.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks have forced 10.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.4 fouls. They are ranked 297th in the nation in giving up assists with 296 conceded for the campaign. The Gamecocks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.1% (554 of 1,176) and they relinquish 35.6 boards per game as a squad. They give up 35.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 278th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.1).

For their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs took a loss by a final score of 70-41 when they faced Tennessee. The Bulldogs earned 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for this game. They also turned it over 19 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Tennessee was called for 14 fouls in the game which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 41.7%. Regarding shooting from distance, Georgia buried 4 of 22 tries (18.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bulldogs went 16 for 55 from the field which had them sitting at 29.1%. The Bulldogs allowed Tennessee to convert 26 out of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.9% for the matchup. They shot 28.6% from distance by connecting on 6 of 21 and finished the contest at 12 out of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). In relation to rebounding, Georgia allowed Tennessee to get 42 overall (10 offensive).

Terry Roberts ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for this contest. He made 5 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He earned 11 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and earned 2 assists for the matchup.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 13-7 for the year. The Bulldogs have committed 15.5 fouls every game and they hit 73.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.7 times per contest (302nd in the nation) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. Georgia has scored 1,392 points this season (69.6 per contest) and they collect 38.7 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Bulldogs are hitting on 41.9% from the floor, which ranks them 312th in the country.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 90th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 66.3. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (75th in college basketball). The Georgia defense gives up 28.7% on shots from 3-point land (121 of 421) and their opponents are making 69.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.0 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 207th and 168th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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