South Carolina vs Missouri College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/20/21
The Missouri Tigers and South Carolina Gamecocks meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Colonial Life Arena.
The Missouri Tigers need a win to snap a three-game losing streak. The Missouri Tigers are averaging 74 points on 45.4 percent shooting and allowing 71.8 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Xavier Pinson is averaging 14.7 points and 3.2 assists while Dru Smith is averaging 14.2 points and 3.8 rebounds. Jeremiah Tilmon is the third double-digit scorer and Mark Smith is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Missouri Tigers are shooting 31 percent from beyond the arc and 69.3 percent from the free throw line. The Missouri Tigers are allowing 32.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The South Carolina Gamecocks look for a win to snap a four-game losing streak. The South Carolina Gamecocks are averaging 74 points on 42.3 percent shooting and allowing 77.4 points on 45.1 percent shooting. A.J. Lawson is averaging 17.3 points and four rebounds while Keyshawn Bryant is averaging 14.4 points and 0.8 assists. Jermaine Couisnard is the third double-digit scorer and Justin Minaya is grabbing 6.7 rebounds. The South Carolina Gamecocks are shooting 31.9 percent from beyond the arc and 66.3 percent from the free throw line. The South Carolina Gamecocks are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.9 rebounds per game.
The Tigers are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Gamecocks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games. The over is 7-1-1 in Tigers last 9 overall. The over is 16-5 in Gamecocks last 21 overall. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Neither team has had a great week, but we can have more faith in Missouri turning things around than South Carolina. The South Carolina Gamecocks have proven time and time again they’re not a good basketball team, and they’re losing their last five games by an average of eight points while shooting 40.6 percent from the field. Missouri will get back on track and already comfortably beat SC this season. I’ll lay the bucket.
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