South Carolina Gamecocks vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: SEC Network

The Arkansas Razorbacks (19-12) will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-19) at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks took the court against Tennessee and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-65 in their last game. South Carolina finished the game having earned a 35.1% FG percentage (20 of 57) and knocked down 8 of 36 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Gamecocks made 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Pertaining to defense, South Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 54.5% from the field on 30 of 55 shooting. Tennessee distributed 22 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Tennessee grabbed 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Tennessee ended up shooting 42.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 21 shots. They also buried 6 out of their 21 tries from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 16 and Tennessee had 17 personal fouls.

Jamarii Thomas is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up with 20 points on 5 out of 15 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and also pulled down 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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South Carolina steps onto the court with a mark of 12-19 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, South Carolina is pulling in 34.3 boards per game and has accounted for 395 dimes on the season, which is 257th in the country in terms of passing. The Gamecocks are shooting 31.5% on 3-point shots (206 of 654) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They average 69.8 pts per game (290th in college) while going 42.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are forcing 10.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are giving up 34.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 165th in college in PPG allowed (71.4). The Gamecocks are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.5% (809 of 1,779) and they concede 32.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 151st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 403 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks got the win with a final of 93-92 against Mississippi State. The Razorbacks collected 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. Mississippi State earned 21 personal fouls in this game which got the Razorbacks to the free throw line for 27 tries. They were able to bury 22 of those for a clip of 81.5%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Arkansas made 9 of their 21 tries (42.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Razorbacks went 31 out of 56 from the field which had them sitting at 55.4%. The Razorbacks allowed Mississippi State to bury 32 out of 73 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.8% in the game. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by going 12 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). In relation to rebounds, Arkansas allowed Mississippi State to grab 26 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

D.J. Wagner pitched in for the Razorbacks for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 9 for this contest giving him a rate of 77.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists in this game.

Arkansas has a record of 19-12 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Razorbacks are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 76th in college. Arkansas has 2,376 points this season (76.6 per game) and they average 35.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per contest (114th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Razorbacks have committed 16.2 fouls every game and they connect on 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Arkansas defense allows 31.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (235 of 740) and their opponents are converting on 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.5 assists and 34.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 118th and 206th in those categories. The Razorbacks are ranked 144th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 70.9. They have forced 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (77th in college).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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