Kentucky Wildcats vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kentucky Wildcats vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SEC Network

Colonial Life Arena is the location where the South Carolina Gamecocks (15-3) will attempt to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats (14-3) on Tuesday.

The Kentucky Wildcats played Georgia and went home with a win by a final score of 105-96 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 22 and Georgia racked up 17 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of 24 attempts from three-point range. Georgia went 77.1% from the charity stripe by knocking down 27 of their 35 shots. On top of that, Georgia collected 26 boards (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Georgia distributed 16 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In the matter of defense, Kentucky allowed 50.0% from the field on 31 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists for this game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 29 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Kentucky finished the contest with a 61.9% field goal percentage (39 out of 63) and buried 14 out of their 25 3-pointers.

Tre Mitchell is one guy who came through for the matchup. He went 80.0% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes. He played 28 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Kentucky enters this contest with a mark of 14-3 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Kentucky is collecting 38.3 boards per contest and has accumulated 322 dimes so far this year, which is 26th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are hitting 40.2% on shots from distance (175 of 435) and 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 91.6 pts per contest (1st in the country) while hitting 50.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 211th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 244 conceded for the year. The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.1% (462 of 1,097) and they surrender 36.7 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 31.3% on shots from downtown and they are 313th in D-1 in opponents points per game (77.2).

The last time they took the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks got the win with a final of 77-64 against Arkansas. In the matter of rebounds, South Carolina allowed Arkansas to get 24 in total (5 offensive). They finished 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 18 and finished the game at 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Gamecocks permitted Arkansas to knock down 23 of 62 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Gamecocks walked away from this one shooting 28 for 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.9%. Regarding 3-point shots, South Carolina converted 9 out of their 18 attempts (50.0%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.6%. Arkansas was called for 17 fouls in this game which got the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 1 steal for this contest. The Gamecocks were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game.

B.J. Mack ended up being a factor for the Gamecocks in the game. He made 6 of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and earned 9 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 24 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

South Carolina has a record of 15-3 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Gamecocks are shooting 43.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 237th in the country. South Carolina has totaled 1,313 points so far this season (72.9 per contest) and they pull down 37.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per game (107th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per game. The Gamecocks have committed 16.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 72.3% from the free throw line.

The South Carolina defense gives up 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (108 of 327) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 10.9 assists and 32.2 boards every game, which ranks 50th and 51st in D-1. The Gamecocks on defense are ranked 35th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 64.6. They are forcing 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (56th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kentucky

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