South Carolina Gamecocks vs Florida Gators Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gators (21-3) will try to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-14) at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks took the court against Ole Miss and took a loss by a score of 72-68 in their last game. South Carolina ended having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 out of 50) and converted 4 of their 14 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Gamecocks buried 20 of 32 tries for a rate of 62.5%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 8 assists in the game in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding defense, South Carolina allowed their opponent to shoot 45.5% from the field on 25 of 55 shooting. Ole Miss distributed 10 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. On top of that, Ole Miss collected 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Ole Miss shot 82.4% at the free throw line by making 14 of 17 tries. They made 8 of their 13 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Gamecocks walked away with 17 and Ole Miss recorded 21 fouls.

Collin Murray-Boyles is a player who was a major factor for this game. He walked away with 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists.

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South Carolina enters this game with a record of 10-14 on the season. They currently have an average of 69.8 pts per game (289th in D-1) while going 43.0% from the field. The Gamecocks are connecting on 32.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (164 of 509) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Carolina is grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game and has 313 assists this season, which is 256th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a team are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Gamecocks are forcing 10.7 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They concede 34.2% on shots from distance and they are 121st in the country in PPG allowed (69.8). The Gamecocks defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.3% (612 of 1,383) and they surrender 32.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 83rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 291 surrendered for the year.

In their last game, the Florida Gators got the win with a final of 81-68 against Mississippi State. The Gators were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 8 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. Mississippi State earned 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 64.7%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Florida made 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). In all, the Gators shot 28 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.9%. The Gators allowed Mississippi State to knock down 24 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.4% for this contest. They shot 25.9% from beyond the arc by hitting 7 of 27 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 from the charity stripe (68.4%). When talking about rebounding, Florida permitted Mississippi State to get 41 in all (10 offensive).

Denzel Aberdeen ended up being important for the Gators for the contest. He totaled 20 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

Florida has a record of 21-3 so far this year. The Gators are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.7 times per contest (66th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. Florida has tallied 2,006 pts for the season (83.6 per game) and they collect 42.9 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Gators are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 87th in Division 1.

The Gators on the defensive end are ranked 45th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 66.5. They are able to force 12.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the floor (11th in the nation). The Florida defense surrenders 28.1% on 3-pointers (154 of 549) and their opposition makes 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.2 dimes and 34.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 42nd and 178th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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