Oregon Ducks vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 3/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Oregon (+2)

The South Carolina Gamecocks (26-7) will take on the Oregon Ducks (23-11) at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament. Oregon opens this game as 2-point underdogs. The total has been set at 133.

The Oregon Ducks took the court against Colorado and earned the victory with a final of 75-68 in their last contest. Oregon wrapped up the game having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 61) and buried 2 of their 17 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Ducks made 17 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 70.8%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to defending, Oregon allowed 41.7% from the floor on 20 out of 48 shooting. Colorado distributed 16 assists and had 1 steal in the game. Furthermore, Colorado collected 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Colorado went 91.3% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 23 attempts. They made 7 of 22 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Ducks ended up finishing with 16 and Colorado racked up 21 fouls.

N'Faly Dante is one player who played a role in the game. He shot 100.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins played and also pulled down 9 boards. He was able to score 25 points on 12 of 12 shooting.

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Oregon comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 23-11 so far this season. They average 75.3 pts per contest (125th in the nation) while shooting 45.7% from the field. The Ducks are shooting 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (249 of 741) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oregon is collecting 34.2 rebounds per contest and has 468 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 100th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.2 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Ducks are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 245th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 438 relinquished this season. The Ducks defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.3% (874 of 1,928) and they surrender 33.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 179th in college hoops in opponents points per game (71.9).

The last time they took the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks took a defeat with a final score of 86-55 against Auburn. The Gamecocks corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 2 steals in the game. Auburn was called for 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, South Carolina knocked down 3 of their 12 attempts (25.0%). Overall, the Gamecocks went 16 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 28.1%. The Gamecocks allowed Auburn to convert 34 out of 69 tries from the floor which had them shooting 49.3% in the game. They went 47.4% from beyond the arc by going 9 of 19 and ended up going 9 of 17 at the free throw line (52.9%). When discussing cleaning the glass, South Carolina allowed Auburn to get 41 overall (12 on the offensive side).

B.J. Mack was important for the Gamecocks for the matchup. He tallied 14 points in his 25 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 3 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 25.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

South Carolina has a record of 26-7 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gamecocks are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which ranks them 230th in the nation. South Carolina has accounted for 2,377 points this year (72.0 per game) and they pull down 35.9 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 15.4 times per game (52nd in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.1 times per game. The Gamecocks commit 16.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The South Carolina defense surrenders 33.6% on three-point shots (196 of 583) and opponents are knocking down 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.4 assists and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 66th and 65th in those categories. The Gamecocks are ranked 47th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 67.0. They have forced 9.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (124th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina (-2)

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