South Carolina Gamecocks vs Alabama Crimson Tide Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: SEC Network

Coleman Coliseum is the site where the Alabama Crimson Tide (9-5) will try to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks (13-1) on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Mississippi State and earned the victory with a final of 68-62 in their last contest. South Carolina walked away from the game with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 out of 52) and converted 8 out of their 23 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Gamecocks knocked down 18 of 26 shots for a rate of 69.2%. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 29 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 12 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of the defense, South Carolina allowed 48.1% from the field on 25 out of 52 shooting. Mississippi State distributed 9 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Mississippi State grabbed 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Mississippi State walked away from this one shooting 64.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 14 tries. They also made 3 of their 13 tries from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Gamecocks left the arena with 15 while Mississippi State finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Meechie Johnson is a guy who had an impact in this game. He ended up with 24 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and also collected 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists.

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South Carolina comes into this one with a win-loss record of 13-1 for the year. They turn it over 9.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game. As a unit, South Carolina is pulling down 36.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 212 assists this year, which has them ranked 152nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Gamecocks are hitting 34.8% on shots from downtown (123 of 353) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They have an average of 74.9 points per outing (184th in college hoops) while connecting on 44.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Gamecocks have forced 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 35th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 152 conceded for the year. The Gamecocks are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.8% (313 of 768) and they relinquish 31.4 boards per game as a team. They give up 33.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 20th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (63.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Alabama Crimson Tide got the win with a final of 78-75 when they faced Vanderbilt. In relation to cleaning the glass, Alabama allowed Vanderbilt to grab 30 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 26.9% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 26 and ended up shooting 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Crimson Tide allowed Vanderbilt to knock down 26 out of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Crimson Tide walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Alabama buried 12 of 30 attempts (40.0%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. Vanderbilt committed 17 fouls for the contest which took the Crimson Tide to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They coughed it up 16 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Crimson Tide were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the matchup.

Mark Sears was important for the Crimson Tide for the matchup. He accumulated 21 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 6 of 13 in this game for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and added 4 rebounds.

Alabama has a win-loss mark of 9-5 this year. As an offensive unit, the Crimson Tide are shooting 49.3% from the field, which is 25th in the country. Alabama has scored 1,285 pts this season (91.8 per contest) and they pull in 40.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per game (46th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.6 times per game. The Crimson Tide have committed 18.6 personal fouls every game and they go 77.2% from the free throw line.

The Crimson Tide defensively are ranked 288th in college hoops in PPG given up with 75.8. They are able to force 11.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (168th in Division 1). The Alabama defense gives up 31.5% on 3-pointers (102 of 324) and their opponents are making 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 11.5 assists and 33.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 83rd and 102nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina

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