Tennessee vs South Carolina College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/17/21
The South Carolina Gamecocks and Tennessee Volunteers meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Thompson-Boling Arena.
The South Carolina Gamecocks need a win after losing seven of their last nine games. The South Carolina Gamecocks are averaging 74.1 points on 42.5 percent shooting and allowing 76.3 points on 44.4 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 31.2 percent from beyond the arc and 65.1 percent from the free throw line. The South Carolina Gamecocks are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.
The Tennessee Volunteers look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Tennessee Volunteers are averaging 72.8 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 61.7 points on 40.2 percent shooting. Jaden Springer is averaging 10.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while John Fulkerson is averaging 10.4 points and 1.8 assists. Victor Bailey Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Keon Johnson is grabbing three rebounds. The Tennessee Volunteers are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 73.8 percent from the free throw line. The Tennessee Volunteers are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.
The Gamecocks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games. The Volunteers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 15-5 in Gamecocks last 20 overall. The over is 5-1 in Volunteers last 6 home games. The road team is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Tennessee Volunteers are easily the better team here, but they’ve been shaky as of late and aren’t a team I’m thrilled about laying big chalk with right now. The South Carolina Gamecocks have issues of their own and are rough offensively, but they only lose by an average of 4.6 points in the underdog role. South Carolina doesn’t win many games, but this team does compete and can hang around. I’d grab the points in this one.
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