South Carolina Gamecocks vs Auburn Tigers Prediction, 3/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Auburn Tigers

Date: Friday, March 15, 2024

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN

The Auburn Tigers (24-7) will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (25-6) at Bridgestone Arena on Friday in the SEC Tournament.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Mississippi State and took home the win by a score of 93-89 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Gamecocks ended up finishing with 20 while Mississippi State totaled 18 fouls. They made 8 of their 20 tries from distance. Mississippi State ended up shooting 76.0% at the free throw line by converting 19 of their 25 tries. On top of that, Mississippi State pulled down 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Mississippi State distributed 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. When it comes to defense, South Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 31 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Gamecocks made 20 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. South Carolina ended the game with a 48.5% field goal percentage (32 out of 66) and knocked down 9 out of their 28 3-pointers.

B.J. Mack is a player who was a major contributor for this game. He accounted for 25 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He shot 72.7% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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South Carolina will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 25-6 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per game and as a group are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, South Carolina is snagging 35.8 boards per contest and has 480 assists so far this season, which is 71st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Gamecocks are shooting 33.9% on three-point attempts (257 of 758) and 71.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 72.3 points per contest (223rd in D-1) while hitting 44.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Gamecocks have forced 9.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are surrendering 33.4% from 3-point land and they are 34th in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.4). The Gamecocks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.2% (736 of 1,745) and they concede 32.6 boards per game as a squad. They are 38th in college hoops in giving up assists with 347 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Auburn Tigers went home victorious with a score of 92-78 against Georgia. When talking about cleaning the glass, Auburn permitted Georgia to grab 35 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They shot 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 30 at the charity stripe (56.7%). The Tigers permitted Georgia to convert 27 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.2% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Tigers finished shooting 33 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.6%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Auburn converted 11 out of 23 attempts (47.8%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a clip of 60.0%. Georgia committed 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Tigers were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in this contest.

Denver Jones pitched in for the Tigers for the game. He buried 7 of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 26 minutes on the court and totaled 3 assists for the contest.

Auburn has a record of 24-7 on the campaign. The Tigers commit 19.1 fouls every game and they hit 75.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 18.1 times per contest (6th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per game. Auburn has 2,588 pts on the season (83.5 per contest) and they snag 38.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 47th in college basketball.

The Auburn defense concedes 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (189 of 618) and their opponents are connecting on 74.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.7 assists and 34.2 rebounds every game, ranking them 6th and 151st in college basketball. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 80th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 68.5. They have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the field (5th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Auburn

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