The Furman Paladins and South Carolina Gamecocks meet Sunday in college basketball action at the TD Arena. The Furman Paladins look to get above a .500 record. The South Carolina Gamecocks look for their third win.
The Furman Paladins are averaging 81.3 points on 50 percent shooting and allowing 71 points on 46.2 percent shooting. Mike Bothwell is averaging 22.5 points and 3.5 assists, while Jalen Slawson is averaging 14.8 points and 5.5 rebounds. Marcus Foster is grabbing 4.5 rebounds and Tyrese Hughey is dishing 0.8 assists. The Furman Paladins are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 68.4 percent from the free throw line. The Furman Paladins are allowing 39.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game.
The South Carolina Gamecocks are averaging 63.3 points on 37.1 percent shooting and allowing 72.3 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Gregory Jackson II is averaging 15.5 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Chico Carter Jr. is averaging 13 points and 2.3 assists. Hayden Brown is the third double-digit scorer and Jacobi Wright is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The South Carolina Gamecocks are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 63.8 percent from the free throw line. The South Carolina Gamecocks are allowing 37.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.
The Paladins are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 neutral site games and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 Sunday games. The Gamecocks are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Sunday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 12-5-1 in Paladins last 18 Sunday games. The over is 12-4 in Gamecocks last 16 overall.
Extremely early start, which usually leads to sloppy, inconsistent play. I can understand why you’d consider the points with the Gamecocks. However, the South Carolina Gamecocks have been dreadful offensively through 4 games, and it’s just hard to get behind a tam that has issues reaching 60 points. The Furman Paladins have the potential to have a field day in this contest. I’ll lay the points.