South Carolina Gamecocks vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 1/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Tennessee Volunteers (15-4) are hosting the South Carolina Gamecocks (17-3) at Thompson-Boling Arena on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri and took home the win by a score of 72-64 in their last game. South Carolina walked away from the contest with a 44.2% field goal percentage (23 of 52) and converted 10 of their 25 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gamecocks made 16 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected 26 with 4 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists for the contest in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When discussing defense, South Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 24 out of 51 shooting. Missouri distributed 10 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Missouri collected 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Missouri finished the game shooting 82.4% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 17 attempts. They converted 2 out of their 8 attempts from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 17 while Missouri recorded 18 personal fouls.

B.J. Mack is one player who came through for the contest. He went 54.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 26 minutes and also totaled 5 boards. He finished with 21 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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South Carolina comes into this matchup with a mark of 17-3 so far this year. They average 73.2 points per game (217th in the country) while connecting on 44.1% from the field. The Gamecocks are hitting 34.5% on three-point shots (171 of 495) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Carolina is pulling in 36.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 300 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 104th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Gamecocks are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 30th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 214 conceded on the campaign. The Gamecocks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.1% (460 of 1,120) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 32.8% from beyond the arc and they rank 28th in college basketball in PPG allowed (64.5).

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers went home victorious with a score of 75-62 against Vanderbilt. The Volunteers were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 35 in this contest. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. Vanderbilt had 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for 22 shots. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.6%. With respect to shots from downtown, Tennessee buried 9 out of 22 attempts (40.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Volunteers walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1%. The Volunteers allowed Vanderbilt to knock down 22 of 60 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 36.7% in this contest. They went 30.8% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 26 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 from the free throw line (76.9%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Tennessee allowed Vanderbilt to collect 29 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Dalton Knecht was important for the Volunteers in the game. He converted 13 out of 21 in this contest giving him a rate of 61.9%, and earned 6 rebounds. He racked up 32 points in his 34 minutes on the court and totaled 3 dimes for the matchup.

Tennessee has a mark of 15-4 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Volunteers are shooting 45.0% from the field, which has them ranked 166th in the country. Tennessee has 1,510 points on the campaign (79.5 per game) and they pull in 39.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.1 times per game (23rd in the country) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per contest. The Volunteers commit 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Tennessee defense concedes 29.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (127 of 426) and opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.4 assists and 34.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 24th and 147th in those categories on the defensive end. The Volunteers on the defensive side of the court are 47th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.1. They are forcing 13.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.7% from the floor (4th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina

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