Tennessee vs South Carolina Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The South Carolina Gamecocks and the Tennessee Volunteers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Thompson-Boling Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a South Carolina vs. Tennessee prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams have yet to meet this season, but the most recent meeting ended up with a 66-59 win for Tennessee at South Carolina back on March 6^th, 2024, making it 8 wins in the last 10 head-to-head meetings for the Vols between these two teams.

South Carolina Recap

The South Carolina Gamecocks come into this game on the heels of a 73-64 loss at home at the hands of Georgia in their last game to sit at 12-18 on the year.

Gamecocks Looking To Spring Some Upsets Heading Into SEC Tournament

Collin Murray-Boyles leads the Gamecocks in scoring and rebounding with 15.7 PPG and 8.5 RPG while Jamarii Thomas has 13.3 PPG with a team-high 3.2 APG to lead South Carolina in the assist department as the only pair of double-digit scorers for South Carolina up to this point in the year. Nick Pringle has 9.3 PPG with 6.2 RPG while Zachary Davis has 8.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Jacobi Wright has 8.3 PPG with 2.2 APG as well this season. As a team, South Carolina is averaging 70.1 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three and 70.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the South Carolina Gamecocks will win

• South Carolina has won eight of its last 10 games when playing with a rest advantage.

Tennessee Recap

The Tennessee Volunteers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 78-76 loss to Ole Miss last time out to sit at 24-6 on the year.

Volunteers Looking To Rebound After Having Four-Game Win Streak Snapped

Chaz Lanier leads the Vols in scoring with 17.7 PPG along with 3.9 RPG while Igor Milicic Jr. has 10.1 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Vols on the glass. Zakai Zeigler has 13.5 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 7.4 APG to lead the Vols in the assist department up to this point in the year. Jordan Gainey has 11 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Tennessee up to this point in the year. Felix Okpara also has 7.8 PPG with 6.5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Tennessee is averaging 74.5 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three and 74.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Tennessee Volunteers will win

• Tennessee has won each of its last 12 games at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• South Carolina has lost each of its last 10 games against AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of South Carolina’s last nine games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 137+ points.
• Each of the last four games between South Carolina and Tennessee have produced a total of 130 or fewer points.

South Carolina vs. Tennessee Prediction

I’m on Tennessee here. I get the case to be made for South Carolina catching a decent number of points as Tennessee hasn’t been the best at covering big numbers at home this season. However, this is more of a fade of South Carolina on the road. The Gamecocks have been mighty competitive at home, as you can argue they probably should’ve beaten Florida and only lost to Auburn at home by 3 points. However, on the road is where the Gamecocks have been flattened and at home on Senior day, I think Tennessee steamrolls South Carolina here. Give me the Vols laying the big number.