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Alabama vs South Carolina Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Alabama vs South Carolina prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Saturday.

Alabama vs South Carolina prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, February 26

Alabama vs South Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 26
Game Time: 6:00 ET
Venue: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL
How To Watch: SEC Network
Record: Alabama (18-10), South Carolina (17-10)
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Alabama vs South Carolina Game Preview

Why South Carolina Will Win

The Gamecocks are stepping up their game at just the right time.

They’ve won four straight by coming up with one of its hottest shooting stretches from the field, and the defense is coming off of four straight brilliant games at guarding from three.

Bothering teams from the outside isn’t anything new.

Mississippi State hit as many threes as you did in the 66-56 South Carolina win a few days ago – the Bulldogs missed all 11. Alabama shoots three after three after three, but it’s not making enough of them.

It has hit 40% or better from three just once since Thanksgiving, but …

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Why Alabama Will Win

Alabama keeps winning. It has taken down four of the last five games and gave Kentucky a bit of a push on the road.

No, it’s not all that accurate from three, but it takes so many shots from the outside that it makes enough to matter.

Can the Tide take it to the rim, too? South Carolina commits a whole lot of fouls, it turns the ball over too much, and the Crimson Tide have to generate takeaways, attack the goal, and hope to get fouled enough to slow things down at times.

But …

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What’s Going To Happen

South Carolina might have hit 10-of-11 against Mississippi State from the free throw line, but overall it’s been a struggle. It has a bigger problem making enough threes to keep up with the onslaught from the Tide shooters.

Alabama will do a great job on the offensive boards and will go a whole lot faster to pull away when needed.

Alabama vs South Carolina Prediction, Lines

Alabama 82, South Carolina 72
Line: Alabama -11, o/u: 153.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 3

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1: His inability to not say “make a play”

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Kentucky vs South Carolina Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Kentucky vs South Carolina prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Tuesday.

Kentucky vs South Carolina prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Tuesday, February 8

Kentucky vs South Carolina How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, February 8
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Kentucky (19-4), South Carolina (13-9)
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Kentucky vs South Carolina Game Preview

Why Kentucky Will Win

Kentucky has been on a roll since the loss to Auburn.

It roasted Kansas, it stuffed Alabama, and it’s been able to rise up with eight wins in the last nine games before it’a rebounding well, the defense has been good enough from three, and the shooting inside has been its normal stellar self.

No, this isn’t the most consistent team around, but that’s okay. South Carolina isn’t going to shoot the lights out from three, and it’s going to give the ball up over and over and over again for easy points, but …

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Why South Carolina Will Win

This Gamecock team is something fierce inside considering there’s not a ton of size when Wildens Leveque isn’t out there.

There’s a deep bench full of parts that keep attacking everything, forces a slew of mistakes, and goes hard after every miss on the offensive end. You can’t hang with Kentucky if you’re not at least close in rebounding margin, and South Carolina can do that.

However …

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What’s Going To Happen

South Carolina is unable to come up with much in a shootout.

It’s a team built on toughness, defense, and keeping games in range. If it can keep Kentucky in the low 70s, there’s a shot, In the 60s, and this gets interesting at home.

The Gamecocks are 8-0 when keeping opponents to under 66 points.

Kentucky has been under 66 just three times this year. It’ll get pushed, but it’ll pull away on a few good scoring runs late in the first half.

Kentucky vs South Carolina Prediction, Lines

Kentucky 77, South Carolina 64
Line: Kentucky -11, o/u: 141.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 2.5

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Tennessee vs South Carolina Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Tennessee vs South Carolina prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Saturday.

Tennessee vs South Carolina prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Saturday, February 5

Tennessee vs South Carolina How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 5
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Tennessee (15-6), South Carolina (13-8)
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Why Tennessee Will Win

Can the Vols get hot from the field?

Of course, everyone is great when they shoot well, but they’ve been terrific from three at times lately – great against Florida and Texas A&M, but struggled against Texas – and it wins when it’s on no matter where the shots are coming from.

They’re 13-1 when hitting 39% or better, and 2-5 when they’re under the mark. South Carolina keeps teams to 40% from the field, but it hasn’t been struggling with the D in January against the better teams.

Tennessee hit 44% from the field in the 66-46 win a few weeks ago, but …

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Why South Carolina Will Win

South Carolina might not always be great from the outside, and it’s not all that consistent, but the defense has been solid lately, it’s been terrific at times at guarding the three, and it’ll always bring a bit of a fight.

It’s this simple. The Gamecocks have got to keep the score low to pull this off.

They’re 8-0 when allowing fewer than 66 points, and they’re 5-8 when they don’t. That’s a heavy lift against a Tennessee team that can score in bunches at times, but being on the road has been a difference-maker.

Nine of the 11 times Tennessee has scored more than 70 points were at home, and it’s been under that mark in seven of the ten games that weren’t in Knoxville.

South Carolina has to grind this down to a halt at times, win the rebounding margin, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Tennessee will have a bit too much offense down the stretch.

South Carolina turns it over too often, it’s not going to have the pop from three, and it’s just not good enough from the free throw line to take advantage of its chances.

It’ll be close for a while, and it certainly won’t be a scoring-fest, but the Vols will escape.

Tennessee vs South Carolina Prediction, Lines

Tennessee 73, South Carolina 66
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: COMING

5: One week off before the Super Bowl
1: Two weeks off before the Super Bowl

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Best Auburn Twitter replies to South Carolina basketball

This has become one of Auburn’s best traditions.

Auburn basketball rolled to a 81-66 win over South Carolina and you know what that means, a flood of tweets from Auburn fans in the Gamecock’s final score tweet.

After the dominant win over LSU,  the Bayou Bengals tweet had over 1,000 replies and 230 quote tweets, many of which were Auburn fans.

The response to the South Carolina Twitter post was not too far behind. It has over 900 replies and 100 retweets. Auburn fans continue to be all over this trend.

Here are some of the highlights from the win over South Carolina.

Takeaways from Auburn’s 81-66 win over South Carolina

Auburn picked up their second conference win of the season Tuesday night.

The moment Daymeon Fishback said “we’ve got ourselves a ball game” on the SEC Network broadcast as South Carolina lead 4-2 (with less than two minutes gone by), I realized the game was in fact over.

At one point, South Carolina had just as many turnovers as they had made field goals (17 apiece). The Gamecocks battled back, cutting the Auburn lead to eight with less than six minutes remaining, but Auburn’s athleticism eventually took over in an 81-66 win for the Tigers.

Shooting was not an issue for Auburn, who finished the day shooting 51.8% from the floor and 42.9% from three.

Here are five takeaways from Auburn’s tenth straight win.

Bad News for South Carolina

South Carolina will be down a number of players when they visit Littlejohn Coliseum Saturday night to battle Clemson. Six Gamecocks will not be available due to COVID and injuries. South Carolina men’s basketball down 6 players vs Clemson due to …

South Carolina will be down a number of players when they visit Littlejohn Coliseum Saturday night to battle Clemson.

Six Gamecocks will not be available due to COVID and injuries.

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Alabama Basketball vs. South Carolina: Game Preview, How to Watch, Stream, Listen

The No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide suffered their first loss last weekend to a tough Missouri team. The Tide looks to rebound Tuesday on the road at South Carolina. In a battle of the league’s top two teams, Alabama scored the game’s first four points, …

The No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide suffered their first loss last weekend to a tough Missouri team. The Tide looks to rebound Tuesday on the road at South Carolina.

In a battle of the league’s top two teams, Alabama scored the game’s first four points, before Missouri pulled away to take a 44-27 lead into halftime. Missouri led by as many as 22 points in the second half, before Alabama’s massive comeback. Trailing 64-44 with 6:13 remaining in the game, John Petty hit a three-pointer that would start a fiery resurgence for the Tide.

Alabama trimmed down a 20-point lead to a one-point lead in just over five minutes. The game would end on a sour note, as two questionable calls from officials went unnoticed, not allowing Alabama the opportunity to take the lead from the three-point line. Mizzou would head to the line and convert two free throws to extend their lead to 68-65, which would be the final score.

Over the last five games, South Carolina has alternated wins and losses in SEC play. After falling to Auburn on January 23, the Gamecocks have earned wins over Georgia and Florida, and losses to Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. In their most recent game, a 75-59 loss to Mississippi State, AJ Lawson and Keyshawn Bryant led the way with 13 points.

Alabama Head Coach Nate Oats watches as Alabama defeated LSU 88-82 in Coleman Coliseum Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.]

Alabama Defeats Lsu 88 82

Tip Time, Bet Line, How to Watch/Stream/Listen

Tip-off: 5:30 P.M. CT on Tuesday, February 9

Television/Streaming: SEC Network/ ESPN app (Tom Hart, Jon Sundvold)

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network/ Tunein app (Chris Stewart, Bryan Passink, Roger Hoover)

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Getting to know South Carolina

Feb 6, 2021; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks guard AJ Lawson (00) dunks against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the second half at Colonial Life Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports

Record: 5-7, 3-5 SEC

Last Game: L, 75-59 to Mississippi State on Saturday

Key SEC win: Florida (February 3)

Top scorer: AJ Lawson (17.3 ppg)

Top rebounder: Justin Minaya (6.7 rpg)

Top assists: Jermaine Couisnard (45 total)

Top steals: AJ Lawson (18 total)

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Basketball: Georgia vs. South Carolina TV, odds and more

Georgia basketball travels to South Carolina for SEC matchup

The Georgia basketball team will travel to Columbia, South Carolina for a conference matchup with the Gamecocks on Wednesday.

Georgia (9-5, 2-5) picked up a much-needed win over Kentucky last week before falling to Florida over the weekend. The Bulldogs will look to reach double digit victories on the season when they face South Carolina (3-5, 1-3) at Colonial Life Arena.

Here’s everything you need to know for the matchup.

TV: ESPN2

ESPN BPI % To Win: South Carolina 62.3%, Georgia 37.7%

TEAM PTS PA FG% REB AST BLK STL STRK

UGA
 78.9 75.1 46.7 39.0 15.6 2.2 8.7 L1

SC
 73.8 76.6 42.2 37.3 14.1 3.3 7.5 L3

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