South Carolina Gamecocks vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: SEC Network

The South Carolina Gamecocks (14-3) are traveling to Bud Walton Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (10-7).

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Georgia and took a loss by a final of 74-69 in their last contest. South Carolina finished with a 39.7% FG percentage (23 of 58) and made 6 of their 26 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Gamecocks made 17 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 53.1%. Concerning rebounding, they earned 30 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 2 steals. With respect to defense, South Carolina allowed 37.7% from the field on 23 out of 61 shooting. Georgia earned 8 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Furthermore, Georgia pulled down 33 boards (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Georgia shot 78.1% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of their 32 attempts. They also knocked down 3 out of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Gamecocks finished with 24 while Georgia accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Meechie Johnson is a player who came through for the contest. He finished the contest at 54.5% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 31 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. He totaled 19 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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South Carolina comes into this contest with a mark of 14-3 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 72.7 points per game (240th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.4% from the floor. The Gamecocks are shooting 32.9% on shots from downtown (141 of 428) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a team, South Carolina is snagging 36.9 boards per contest and has racked up 244 dimes so far this season, which is 142nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.1 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Gamecocks have forced 10.9 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are conceding 33.3% on 3-point shots while they are 34th in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.6). The Gamecocks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (388 of 945) and they surrender 32.5 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 50th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 188 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks took home the win by a final score of 78-77 when they played Texas A&M. The Razorbacks recorded 28 defensive boards and 1 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 1 steal in this contest. Texas A&M committed 26 fouls for this contest which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for a total of 40 attempts. They were able to make 31 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.5%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Arkansas buried 7 out of their 19 attempts (36.8%). When the game finished, the Razorbacks ended up shooting 20 for 51 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.2%. The Razorbacks permitted Texas A&M to convert 24 out of their 74 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 32.4% for the matchup. They finished 20.7% from distance by connecting on 6 of 29 and finished the game at 23 of 33 at the charity stripe (69.7%). In relation to team rebounding, Arkansas permitted Texas A&M to collect 41 in total (15 offensive).

Tramon Mark was important for the Razorbacks for this game. He earned 35 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist. He buried 8 out of 15 for the game for a rate of 53.3%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Arkansas has a win-loss record of 10-7 on the year. As an offensive team, the Razorbacks are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which is ranked 149th in the country. Arkansas has tallied 1,333 points for the season (78.4 per game) and they grab 36.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.6 times per contest (311th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per game. The Razorbacks have committed 20.0 fouls per contest while shooting 71.6% from the charity stripe.

The Razorbacks defensively are ranked 323rd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 77.6. They are able to force 10.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (115th in college basketball). The Arkansas defense concedes 32.8% from downtown (129 of 393) and their opposition knocks down 70.4% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 12.5 assists and 37.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 152nd and 287th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas

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