Vanderbilt Commodores vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 2/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vanderbilt Commodores vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SECN

The Vanderbilt Commodores (13-12) are headed to Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks (9-16).

The Vanderbilt Commodores took the court against Florida and walked away with a win by a score of 88-80 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Commodores walked away with 15 while Florida racked up 17 fouls. They also made 2 of 20 shots from distance. Florida finished the contest at 60.9% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 23 tries. In addition, Florida totaled 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Florida dished out 11 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Vanderbilt allowed the other team to shoot 47.8% from the floor on 32 out of 67 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 37 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Commodores converted 20 of 29 tries for a rate of 69.0%. Vanderbilt finished the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (28 of 58) and converted 12 of 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Liam Robbins is one guy who was important in the matchup. He went 55.6% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the court for 29 minutes and also snagged 10 boards. He walked away with 32 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Vanderbilt heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-12 for the campaign. They are averaging 71.2 points per game (183rd in college hoops) while shooting 42.1% from the field. The Commodores are hitting 33.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (206 of 621) and 71.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Vanderbilt is snagging 36.6 boards per game and has tallied 296 dimes on the year, which ranks 300th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Commodores are forcing their opponents into 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are 225th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 337 surrendered on the season. The Commodores defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.9% (652 of 1,486) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a group. They give up 32.0% on shots from downtown while they are 246th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.0).

In their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks took home the win by a final score of 64-61 when they faced Ole Miss. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, South Carolina allowed Ole Miss to snag 27 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 26.1% from distance by connecting on 6 out of 23 and finished the game at 15 of 22 from the charity stripe (68.2%). The Gamecocks allowed Ole Miss to bury 20 of 54 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 37.0% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Gamecocks finished shooting 21 out of 50 from the floor which had them at 42.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, South Carolina made 9 of their 25 attempts (36.0%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a clip of 65.0%. Ole Miss had 16 fouls in the game which took the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Gamecocks were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this game.

Hayden Brown ended up being important for the Gamecocks in the game. He racked up 18 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this game. He buried 6 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

South Carolina has a record of 9-16 this year. The Gamecocks have committed 16.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 63.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 10.9 times per contest (337th in the country) and they turn it over 13.4 times per contest. South Carolina has earned 1,602 pts on the season (64.1 per contest) and they grab 34.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gamecocks are shooting 40.0% from the field, which is 349th in D-1.

The South Carolina defense gives up 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (177 of 507) and their opposition knocks down 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 14.8 dimes and 34.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks 326th and 233rd in college hoops. The Gamecocks are ranked 267th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 72.7. They are forcing 10.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (346th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Carolina

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