South Carolina vs Presbyterian 12/11/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-8) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-4)
December 11, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Carolina Gamecocks -9.5 / Presbyterian Blue Hose +9.5; Over/Under: +123.5
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The Presbyterian Blue Hose and the South Carolina Gamecocks meet in college basketball action from the Colonial Life Arena on Sunday.
The Presbyterian Blue Hose will look to bounce back from a 67-62 loss to Charleston last time out. Crosby James leads the Blue Hose in scoring with 10.5 PPG as the lone double-digit scorer for the Blue Hose so far this season while Marquis Barnett has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 5 RPG. Trevon Reddish-Rhone has a team-high 2.4 APG to lead Presbyterian in assists this season. As a team, Presbyterian is averaging 62.1 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field, 27.6% from three and 62% from the foul line this season.
The South Carolina Gamecocks will hope to build on a 74-71 OT road win over Georgetown last time out. Gregory Jackson II leads South Carolina in scoring and rebounding with 17 PPG and 7.5 RPG while Chico Carter Jr. has 12.7 PPG with 2.1 APG and Hayden Brown has 11.1 PPG with 6 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for South Carolina up to this point in the season. Meechie Johnson also has a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Gamecocks in assists this year. As a team, South Carolina is averaging 63.8 PPG on 39.6% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 62.7% from the foul line this season.
Presbyterian is 0-5 ATS int heri last 5 road games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games against a team with a winning home record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS win. South Carolina is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.
I get the reasoning for backing either side here, but I’m backing South Carolina here. Despite some up and down finishes, South Carolina is the better team in this game by a fair margin and Presbyterian’s been getting beat up on the road all season long up to this point. I think this is a perfect spot for South Carolina to take advantage of a soft matchup and build some confidence with a win and cover over Presbyterian. Give me the Gamecocks laying the points.
