UAB vs South Carolina 12/14/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
South Carolina Gamecocks (5-4) vs. UAB Blazers (7-2)
December 14, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: UAB Blazers -16 / South Carolina Gamecocks +16; Over/Under: +143.5
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The South Carolina Gamecocks and the UAB Blazers meet in college basketball action from the Bartow Arena on Wednesday night.
The South Carolina Gamecocks will look to build on back-to-back wins after a 68-57 win over Presbyterian last time out. Gregory Jackson II leads South Carolina in scoring and rebounding with 17.1 PPG and 7.2 RPG while Chico Carter Jr. has 11.9 PPG and Hayden Brown has 11.4 PPG with 5.7 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 3.9 APG to lead the Gamecocks in assists this year. As a team, South Carolina is averaging 64.2 PPG on 40.6% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 62.5% from the foul line this season.
The UAB Blazers will try to bounce back from an 81-70 loss to West Virginia last time out. Jordan Walker leads UAB in scoring with 24.9 PPG and 4.9 APG while KJ Buffen has 10.4 PPG and a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead the Blazers on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for UAB up to this point in the season. Eric Gaines also has 9.9 PPG with a team-high 5 APG to lead the Blazers in the assist department this season. As a team, UAB is averaging 87.9 PPG on 49.1% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three-point range and 75.9% from the foul line this season.
South Carolina is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 7-2 in their last 9 road games. UAB is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games and 35-16 ATS in their last 51 home games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS loss.
I get the case to be made for either side in this one, but I’m looking at the under. This is a high total and I just don’t know if I trust South Carolina to be able to contribute against a solid UAB defense. I also don’t know if UAB lights the scoreboard up here either, so what feels like a 75-59 kind of game, I’ll side with the under here.
