South Carolina Gamecocks vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: Peacock

The Indiana Hoosiers (2-0) will try to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Towson and took home the win by a score of 80-54 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Gamecocks left the arena with 21 while Towson had 26 personal fouls. They converted 5 of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Towson walked away from this one shooting 58.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of their 29 shots. In addition, Towson snagged 29 boards (13 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Towson recorded 5 assists and had 11 steals for the game. When it comes to the defense, South Carolina allowed the other team to go 29.6% from the floor on 16 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for this game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned a total of 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Gamecocks made 22 of 30 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. South Carolina finished with a 50.0% FG percentage (26 of 52) and knocked down 6 out of their 21 3-point shots.

Collin Murray-Boyles is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 27 mins played and also pulled down 9 boards. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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South Carolina will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-1 for the year. They currently have an average of 79.0 points per game (186th in D-1) while connecting on 47.7% from the field. The Gamecocks are hitting 29.7% on three-point attempts (19 of 64) and 67.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Carolina is pulling in 42.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 50 assists on the year, which is 111th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.7 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Gamecocks are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 25.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 92nd in college hoops in opponents PPG (64.0). The Gamecocks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 36.3% (69 of 190) and they relinquish 36.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 83rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 28 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Hoosiers walked away with a victory by a final of 90-55 when they faced Eastern Illinois. The Hoosiers snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. Eastern Illinois was called for 15 fouls for the game which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of those for a rate of 66.7%. In terms of three-point attempts, Indiana buried 6 of 18 attempts (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Hoosiers walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 61.3%. The Hoosiers allowed Eastern Illinois to knock down 21 of 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8% for this game. They finished 35.0% from downtown by going 7 of 20 and ended up going 6 of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). In regard to rebounding, Indiana allowed Eastern Illinois to grab 24 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Mackenzie Mgbako pitched in for the Hoosiers for this contest. He recorded 18 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and earned 4 dimes for this game. He converted 7 out of 10 for the contest for a rate of 70.0%, and added 7 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the season. The Hoosiers commit 14.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.0 times per game (11th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per contest. Indiana has earned 170 pts this year (85.0 per game) and they average 40.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hoosiers are hitting on 57.1% from the field, which ranks them 6th in the nation.

The Hoosiers on the defensive side of the court are 27th in D-1 in PPG given up with 58.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 35.9% from the field (48th in the country). The Indiana defense concedes 26.1% on 3-pointers (12 of 46) and their opponents are connecting on 54.5% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 9.5 dimes and 30.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 53rd and 50th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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