South Carolina vs Eastern Michigan 12/30/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-9) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-6)
December 30, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: South Carolina Gamecocks -8.5 / Eastern Michigan Eagles +8.5; Over/Under: +141
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The Eastern Michigan Eagles and the South Carolina Gamecocks meet in college basketball action from the Colonial Life Arena on Friday night.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles will try to build on a 79-77 win over Detroit Mercy last time out. Emoni Bates leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 19.4 PPG along with a team-high 5.7 RPG while Noah Farrakhan has 13.6 PPG with 4.1 RPG and 2.8 APG. Tyson Acuff has 13.5 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 3.1 APG to finish off the trio of double-digit scorers for Eastern Michigan up to this point in the season. As a team, Eastern Michigan is averaging 74.9 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 75.9% from the foul line this season.
The South Carolina Gamecocks will look to build on a 65-59 win over Western Kentucky in their last game. Gregory Jackson II leads South Carolina in scoring and rebounding with 16.6 PPG and 7.4 RPG while Chico Carter Jr. has 11 PPG and Hayden Brown has 11.8 PPG with 5.4 RPG. Meechie Coleman has 11.1 PPG with 4.1 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Gamecocks in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for South Carolina up to this point in the season.. As a team, South Carolina is averaging 64.1 PPG on 40% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 60.3% from the foul line this season.
Eastern Michigan is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games following a win and 7-20 ATS in their last 27 road games against a team with a winning home record while the over is 15-4 in their last 19 games following an ATS win. South Carolina is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 home games.
I get the case to be made for Eastern Michigan in the underdog role, but the problem is that the Eagles haven’t been all that effective ATS in a lot of their recent games. South Carolina’s done a good job covering the number as of late, going 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games and I think they add to those numbers with another hard-fought win and cover here.
