South Carolina Gamecocks vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 2/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs LSU Tigers

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Ypsilanti, MI

TV: ESPN+

The LSU Tigers (12-12) will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-14) at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Tuesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks played Ole Miss and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-68 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Gamecocks ended up finishing with 17 while Ole Miss accumulated 21 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 13 attempts from long range. Ole Miss finished shooting 82.4% at the free throw line by converting 14 of 17 attempts. On top of that, Ole Miss had 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Ole Miss recorded 10 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, South Carolina allowed 45.5% from the floor on 25 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Gamecocks made 20 of 32 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. South Carolina ended the game with a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 of 50) and converted 4 of 14 3-point attempts.

Collin Murray-Boyles is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He finished with 20 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and totaled 6 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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South Carolina enters this contest with a record of 10-14 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.2 fouls per contest. As a unit, South Carolina is grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 313 dimes on the season, which ranks 267th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Gamecocks are shooting 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (164 of 509) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. They average 69.8 points per game (291st in college hoops) while hitting 43.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Gamecocks are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They rank 74th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 291 conceded so far this year. The Gamecocks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.3% (612 of 1,383) and they surrender 32.5 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 34.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 119th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.8).

The last time they took the court, the LSU Tigers took a loss by a final score of 70-58 when they played Arkansas. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, LSU allowed Arkansas to pull down 36 in all (4 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from 3-point land via 4 of 12 and ended up going 10 of 17 at the charity stripe (58.8%). The Tigers allowed Arkansas to knock down 28 of 54 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.9% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Tigers went 25 for 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.1%. In regard to three-point shots, LSU made 5 out of their 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to bury 3 of the free throws for a rate of 50.0%. Arkansas was called for 10 personal fouls in this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 6 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Tigers collected 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in this game.

Robert Miller III ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the game. He tallied 16 points in his 29 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 8 of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

LSU has a win-loss record of 12-12 for the season. The Tigers are committing 16.7 fouls per game while shooting 73.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.2 times per contest (228th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. LSU has scored 1,829 pts so far this season (76.2 per game) and they pull down 37.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which is ranked 152nd in the nation.

The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 200th in college in points given up per game with 72.2. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (56th in the nation). The LSU defense allows 32.0% on 3-pointers (171 of 535) and their opponents are connecting on 69.2% of their foul shots. They give up 12.8 assists and 37.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 151st and 315th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take South Carolina

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