Texas A&M Aggies vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 1/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Aggies vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SECN

The Texas A&M Aggies (10-5) are traveling to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-8).

The Texas A&M Aggies played LSU and walked away with a win by a score of 69-56 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Aggies finished with 17 and LSU totaled 16 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 22 tries from 3-point range. LSU ended up shooting 72.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 18 attempts. Furthermore, LSU had 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. LSU totaled 11 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Texas A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 34.7% from the field on 17 of 49 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 13 of 19 shots for a rate of 68.4%. Texas A&M ended the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and made 4 out of their 16 three-point attempts.

Dexter Dennis is one guy who came through for this contest. He finished with 17 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He was on the court for 28 mins played and totaled 6 boards. He shot 75.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Texas A&M comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-5 on the year. They are averaging 74.6 pts per game (133rd in college hoops) while going 44.5% from the floor. The Aggies are hitting 31.0% on shots from 3-point land (92 of 297) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas A&M is grabbing 35.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 201 dimes on the year, which is 264th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per game and as a group are committing 19.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Aggies are able to force 15.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 152nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 199 relinquished this season. The Aggies are giving up a FG percentage of 41.0% (324 of 791) and they concede 31.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 36.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 136th in the country in points per game from their opponents (67.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks walked away with a victory by a final of 71-68 when they played Kentucky. With respect to cleaning the glass, South Carolina allowed Kentucky to snag 27 in all (13 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 10 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 14 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Gamecocks allowed Kentucky to bury 29 out of their 57 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.9% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Gamecocks ended up shooting 27 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, South Carolina converted 11 of their 20 attempts (55.0%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. Kentucky was called for 11 fouls in this game which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for a total of 7 shots. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 2 steals in this matchup. The Gamecocks were able to collect 14 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 25 in this contest.

Meechie Johnson was important for the Gamecocks for the game. He made 9 out of 16 for this contest for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He totaled 26 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 6 dimes for the contest.

South Carolina has a mark of 8-8 so far this year. The Gamecocks are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 63.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.0 times per game (330th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.1 times per contest. South Carolina has 1,035 points for the year (64.7 per game) and they collect 35.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Gamecocks are shooting 40.1% from the field, which ranks 345th in college hoops.

The Gamecocks on the defensive end are ranked 236th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.9. They have forced 10.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (338th in college basketball). The South Carolina defense surrenders 35.6% on 3-point shots (117 of 329) and their opponents are knocking down 63.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.8 dimes and 34.4 boards per game, which has them ranked 259th and 202nd in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take South Carolina

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