Presbyterian Blue Hose vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-7) are traveling to Colonial Life Arena on Monday where they will go up against the South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3).

The Presbyterian Blue Hose stepped onto the hardwood against Manhattan and took a loss by a final of 86-81 in their last game. Presbyterian ended the contest with a 39.7% field goal percentage (25 of 63) and buried 11 of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Blue Hose knocked down 20 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 69.0%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 17 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of defending, Presbyterian allowed their opponent to shoot 41.3% from the field on 26 out of 63 shooting. Manhattan distributed 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Manhattan grabbed 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Manhattan finished 78.1% from the charity stripe by converting 25 of 32 tries. They also knocked down 9 of their 26 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Blue Hose walked away with 22 and Manhattan totaled 21 personal fouls.

Carl Parrish is one player who was important in the matchup. He ended up going 58.3% from the field and dished out 2 dimes. He played 41 minutes played and also pulled down 9 boards. He ended up finishing with 23 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Presbyterian will enter this matchup with a record of 7-7 for the season. They currently have an average of 79.4 pts per game (89th in D-1) on 48.2% from the field. The Blue Hose are connecting on 38.7% on shots from downtown (116 of 300) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Presbyterian is pulling down 37.1 boards per game and has accounted for 206 assists for the campaign, which is 57th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Blue Hose have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 244th in college in giving up assists with 173 surrendered on the campaign. The Blue Hose defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.0% (343 of 798) and they relinquish 32.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They surrender 34.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 134th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.4).

When they last played, the South Carolina Gamecocks went home victorious with a score of 74-48 when they faced Radford. In relation to attacking the glass, South Carolina allowed Radford to pull down 23 overall (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 16.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 2 out of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 13 at the free throw line (61.5%). The Gamecocks permitted Radford to bury 19 out of their 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.5% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Gamecocks ended up going 20 for 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.2%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, South Carolina made 9 of 30 attempts (30.0%). They were able to convert 25 of them for a percentage of 92.6%. Radford was called for 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. The Gamecocks earned 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 in the matchup.

Jamarii Thomas ended up being important for the Gamecocks for the contest. He made 5 out of 11 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 assists for the game.

South Carolina has a mark of 9-3 for the campaign. As an offense, the Gamecocks are connecting on 45.8% from the floor, which is 151st in D-1. South Carolina has totaled 914 points on the season (76.2 per contest) and they pull in 37.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.4 times per game (164th in college hoops) and they turn it over 11.1 times per contest. The Gamecocks are responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest and they go 69.4% from the free throw line.

The Gamecocks on defense are ranked 58th in the country in PPG allowed with 66.2. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (78th in D-1). The South Carolina defense concedes 30.6% on 3-pointers (68 of 222) and opponents are knocking down 67.9% of their foul shots. They give up 10.3 dimes and 33.5 rebounds per game, which is 31st and 137th in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take South Carolina and under the total points

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