South Carolina Gamecocks vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 2/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs LSU Tigers

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: SECN

The South Carolina Gamecocks (9-17) are traveling to Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday where they will take on the LSU Tigers (12-14).

The South Carolina Gamecocks played Vanderbilt and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-64 in their last game. South Carolina finished the game with a 36.2% FG percentage (21 of 58) and converted 7 out of their 27 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Gamecocks converted 15 of 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When talking about the defense, South Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 25 out of 65 shooting. Vanderbilt totaled 14 assists and had 4 steals in the game. On top of that, Vanderbilt pulled down 45 rebounds (18 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Vanderbilt shot 65.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 23 shots. They also converted 10 of their 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Gamecocks ended up walking away with 18 while Vanderbilt recorded 13 fouls.

Meechie Johnson is a player who was important for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 35.7% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the court for 34 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. He recorded 19 points on 5 out of 14 shooting.

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South Carolina steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 9-17 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, South Carolina is collecting 34.5 rebounds per game and has totaled 282 dimes this season, which has them ranked 339th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Gamecocks are hitting 32.3% from downtown (202 of 625) and 64.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 64.1 points per outing (341st in D-1) while connecting on 39.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks have forced 10.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.0 fouls. They are ranked 309th in D-1 in giving up assists with 384 relinquished this season. The Gamecocks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.7% (705 of 1,510) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.4% on 3-pointers while they are 269th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (72.8).

The last time they took the court, the LSU Tigers took a defeat with a final score of 65-63 against Georgia. When it comes to rebounding, LSU permitted Georgia to collect 25 in all (1 offensive). They shot 28.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 21 and finished the game at 15 out of 26 at the free throw line (57.7%). The Tigers permitted Georgia to knock down 22 of their 50 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 44.0% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Tigers shot 20 out of 52 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.5%. When talking about 3-point attempts, LSU converted 7 out of 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 84.2%. Georgia had 13 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Tigers were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the contest.

K.J. Williams was important for the Tigers for this contest. He earned 18 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 7 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and added 9 rebounds.

LSU has a win-loss mark of 12-14 on the season. The Tigers are responsible for committing 16.7 fouls per game while shooting 71.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.3 times per game (257th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per game. LSU has accounted for 1,722 pts for the campaign (66.2 per game) and they grab 34.4 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 41.2% from the floor, which ranks 331st in the country.

The LSU defense concedes 33.1% on shots from distance (198 of 599) and their opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.9 assists and 34.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 203rd and 176th in college basketball. The Tigers defensively are ranked 158th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 68.8. They are forcing 12.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (226th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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