Texas Longhorns vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Longhorns (16-10) are traveling to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday where they will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-16).

The Texas Longhorns took the court against Kentucky and went home with a win by a final score of 82-78 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Longhorns finished with 22 and Kentucky recorded 23 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. Kentucky finished shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 20 of their 28 attempts. Additionally, Kentucky grabbed 37 boards (17 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Kentucky totaled 10 assists and had 9 steals for this game. Concerning the defense, Texas allowed their opponent to shoot 41.9% from the field on 26 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they compiled 36 with 14 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Longhorns knocked down 19 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 82.6%. Texas walked away from the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (29 out of 64) and buried 5 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Tre Johnson is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 42.3% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 36 minutes and grabbed 9 boards. He accounted for 32 points on 11 of 26 shooting.

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Texas comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 16-10 for the year. They average 78.7 points per contest (69th in college) while connecting on 47.0% from the field. The Longhorns are hitting 36.1% on three-point attempts (198 of 549) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas is collecting 35.7 boards per game and is sitting with 350 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 225th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.3 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are giving up 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 104th in D-1 in opponents points per game (69.3). The Longhorns defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.2% (633 of 1,501) and they concede 34.2 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 48th in the nation in giving up assists with 301 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the South Carolina Gamecocks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-67 when they faced LSU. The Gamecocks collected 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this game. They turned it over 17 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. LSU earned 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of 3-point shots, South Carolina converted 7 of their 19 tries (36.8%). In all, the Gamecocks finished the game shooting 24 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 47.1%. The Gamecocks permitted LSU to convert 31 of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this contest. They finished 43.3% from beyond the arc by shooting 13 of 30 and ended up shooting 6 of 7 from the free throw line (85.7%). Regarding rebounding, South Carolina allowed LSU to snag 25 in total (7 offensive).

Jamarii Thomas ended up being a major contributor for the Gamecocks for this game. He earned 23 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for this game. He made 9 out of 16 in this game for a rate of 56.3%, and added 5 rebounds.

South Carolina has a win-loss record of 10-16 for the campaign. The Gamecocks are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.8 times per contest (254th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per contest. South Carolina has 1,809 pts on the campaign (69.6 per contest) and they pull down 35.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Gamecocks are connecting on 43.2% from the field, which has them ranked 267th in the nation.

The Gamecocks on the defensive end are ranked 158th in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.9. They are able to force 10.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (262nd in college hoops). The South Carolina defense gives up 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc (184 of 517) and their opponents are knocking down 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.8 assists and 32.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 159th and 51st in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas

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