South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 1/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: ESPN+

The South Carolina Gamecocks (10-10) are traveling to Stegeman Coliseum on Tuesday where they will compete against the Georgia Bulldogs (14-6).

The South Carolina Gamecocks played Mississippi State and took a loss by a final of 65-60 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Gamecocks ended up finishing with 18 while Mississippi State recorded 23 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of 26 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Mississippi State walked away from this one shooting 72.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, Mississippi State snagged 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Mississippi State recorded 15 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. Regarding the defense, South Carolina let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the floor on 23 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists for the contest while forcing 16 turnovers and having 13 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 40 with 18 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Gamecocks knocked down 22 of 29 tries for a percentage of 75.9%. South Carolina walked away from the contest with a 29.3% field goal percentage (17 out of 58) and made 4 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Jamarii Thomas is a guy who had an impact for the contest. He shot 44.4% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 4 out of 9 shooting.

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South Carolina comes into this matchup with a mark of 10-10 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, South Carolina is collecting 36.3 boards per game and has accounted for 266 dimes for the year, which is 231st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Gamecocks are connecting on 32.9% on three-point attempts (140 of 425) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They average 70.9 points per contest (266th in the country) while hitting 43.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Gamecocks have forced 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They currently rank 92nd in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 241 surrendered for the campaign. The Gamecocks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (509 of 1,166) and they surrender 32.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 99th in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.8).

For their last game, the Georgia Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-59 when they faced Florida. The Bulldogs corralled 14 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for this game. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. Florida committed 14 fouls for the matchup which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Georgia knocked down 5 of their 21 tries (23.8%). When the game finished, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 21 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.6%. The Bulldogs allowed Florida to bury 34 of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 53.1% in this matchup. They finished shooting 34.6% from distance by shooting 9 out of 26 and finished the game at 12 of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to attacking the glass, Georgia allowed Florida to collect 35 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Blue Cain was important for the Bulldogs for this contest. He made 4 out of 8 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 10 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Georgia has a record of 14-6 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 84th in the nation. Georgia has 1,527 points on the season (76.4 per contest) and they average 37.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.2 times per contest (240th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. The Bulldogs have committed 16.5 fouls per game while shooting 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 53rd in college in PPG allowed with 66.5. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the field (21st in D-1). The Georgia defense gives up 28.5% on 3-point shots (135 of 474) and their opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 10.6 dimes and 31.7 rebounds per game, which is 28th and 39th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Georgia

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