Auburn Tigers vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Auburn Tigers (14-1) are traveling to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-5).

The Auburn Tigers faced Texas and went home with a win by a final score of 87-82 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 22 and Texas totaled 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 of 14 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Texas finished shooting 83.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 25 of 30 attempts. On top of that, Texas snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Texas distributed 6 assists and had 6 steals for this game. When talking about the defense, Auburn allowed 46.4% from the field on 26 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 21 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 84.0%. Auburn ended with a 47.5% FG percentage (29 of 61) and knocked down 8 out of their 21 shots from distance.

Johni Broome is one player who was a contributor for this game. He ended up shooting 46.7% from the field and also recorded 5 assists. He played 36 minutes played and grabbed 12 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Auburn will play this game with a mark of 14-1 this year. They currently have an average of 87.9 points per game (5th in Division 1) while connecting on 50.9% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 37.7% on 3-pointers (150 of 398) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Auburn is collecting 38.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 285 dimes for the campaign, which is 8th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are surrendering 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 58th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (66.2). The Tigers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 39.2% (339 of 864) and they surrender 30.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 3rd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 123 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks took a loss by a final score of 88-68 when they faced Alabama. Regarding team rebounding, South Carolina permitted Alabama to snag 31 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.1% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 20 from the free throw line (50.0%). The Gamecocks permitted Alabama to bury 35 of their 64 tries from the field which had them at 54.7% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Gamecocks finished shooting 23 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, South Carolina converted 3 of their 14 attempts (21.4%). They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.0%. Alabama was called for 20 fouls in this game which took the Gamecocks to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Gamecocks were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 30 in this matchup.

Jacobi Wright ended up being important for the Gamecocks in the game. He buried 7 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 31 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

South Carolina has a record of 10-5 this year. The Gamecocks commit 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 69.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.7 times per game (198th in college) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. South Carolina has totaled 1,101 points so far this season (73.4 per contest) and they collect 36.3 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Gamecocks are connecting on 44.5% from the field, which ranks 214th in the country.

The Gamecocks are ranked 101st in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.4. They are forcing 10.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (190th in college). The South Carolina defense gives up 32.2% on shots from distance (89 of 276) and their opponents are converting on 67.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.3 dimes and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which ranks 64th and 132nd in the nation.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take South Carolina and under the total points

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