South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SEC Network

The South Carolina Gamecocks (18-3) are on their way to Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs (14-7).

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Tennessee and walked away with a win by a score of 63-59 in their last contest. South Carolina finished having earned a 33.9% field goal percentage (19 of 56) and made 10 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Gamecocks knocked down 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 15 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of the defense, South Carolina allowed 36.2% from the field on 21 out of 58 shooting. Tennessee distributed 11 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Tennessee snagged 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Tennessee walked away from this one shooting 60.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of their 20 shots. They also made 5 of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Gamecocks ended up finishing with 18 and Tennessee totaled 16 personal fouls.

Ta'Lon Cooper is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He shot 60.0% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played for 33 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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South Carolina comes into this matchup with a mark of 18-3 this year. They cough up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, South Carolina is pulling down 36.7 boards per game and has accounted for 315 assists on the season, which has them ranked 82nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Gamecocks are shooting 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (181 of 524) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.7 pts per game (228th in college basketball) while connecting on 43.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They rank 40th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 225 relinquished this year. The Gamecocks are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.8% (481 of 1,178) and they concede 32.3 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 32.2% from 3-point land and they are ranked 25th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (64.2).

For their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs took a defeat with a final score of 85-76 when they played Alabama. In the matter of attacking the glass, Georgia allowed Alabama to get 24 overall (7 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 34.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). The Bulldogs permitted Alabama to make 32 out of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% in the game. Overall, the Bulldogs went 27 for 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. Regarding three-point attempts, Georgia converted 7 of 17 attempts (41.2%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. Alabama committed 17 fouls in this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Bulldogs were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for this contest.

RJ Melendez ended up being important for the Bulldogs in the game. He converted 5 out of 8 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and tallied 10 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Georgia has a win-loss mark of 14-7 on the year. The Bulldogs are committing 17.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.6 times per game (238th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. Georgia has accounted for 1,622 pts for the year (77.2 per game) and they average 37.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which ranks them 253rd in the nation.

The Georgia defense concedes 31.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (157 of 495) and opponents are converting on 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 14.1 dimes and 38.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 290th and 319th in D-1. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 241st in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.7. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (126th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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