South Carolina Gamecocks vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 1/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: Youtube TV

Rupp Arena is the location where the Kentucky Wildcats (10-5) will attempt to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks (7-8) on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Tennessee and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-42 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Gamecocks ended up finishing with 11 and Tennessee recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of 22 tries from 3-point range. Tennessee finished the contest at 71.4% at the free throw line by making 5 of their 7 tries. Furthermore, Tennessee snagged 47 rebounds (17 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tennessee doled out 19 assists and had 13 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, South Carolina let their opponent shoot 51.5% from the floor on 35 of 68 shooting. They also distributed 5 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 19 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Gamecocks buried 14 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 93.3%. South Carolina wrapped up the game with a 25.0% field goal percentage (12 out of 48) and knocked down 4 of their 26 three-point shots.

Meechie Johnson is one guy who came through for the game. He totaled 19 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He played 32 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. He ended up going 37.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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South Carolina heads into this game with a mark of 7-8 this season. They currently have an average of 64.3 pts per contest (337th in the country) while going 39.6% from the field. The Gamecocks are hitting 31.1% on three-point shots (114 of 366) and 62.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, South Carolina is pulling in 36.0 boards per game and has totaled 165 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 345th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a unit they commit 15.5 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Gamecocks are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 15.5 fouls. They are ranked 230th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 212 relinquished this year. The Gamecocks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.2% (407 of 881) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 35.7% from beyond the arc while they are 240th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (71.1).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kentucky Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 78-52 against Alabama. The Wildcats pulled down 21 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 37 in the game. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. Alabama was called for 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 8 tries. They were able to bury 5 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 62.5%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Kentucky buried 5 out of their 20 tries (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats went 21 for 73 from the floor which gave them a rate of 28.8%. The Wildcats permitted Alabama to knock down 26 out of their 54 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 48.1% for the game. They finished 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 26 from the charity stripe (69.2%). When discussing how they rebounded, Kentucky allowed Alabama to snag 37 in total (6 offensive).

Antonio Reeves ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in the matchup. He made 7 of 13 in this game for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 21 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Kentucky has a mark of 10-5 so far this season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.1 times per contest (19th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.9 times per game. Kentucky has scored 1,153 points for the season (76.9 per game) and they snag 39.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which is ranked 112th in the country.

The Kentucky defense concedes 34.1% on 3-point shots (104 of 305) and opponents are connecting on 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.2 dimes and 31.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 82nd and 48th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats are ranked 136th in college basketball in points given up per game with 67.3. They have forced 12.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (127th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kentucky

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