South Carolina at Auburn 3/5/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/04/2022 at 8:57 PM ET

South Carolina at Auburn 3/5/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The South Carolina Gamecocks visit Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama on Saturday for a SEC showdown with the No. 5 ranked Auburn Tigers in the final game of the regular season for both. South Carolina improved to 18-11 overall and 9-8 in SEC play following its 73-69 victory over Missouri on Tuesday. Devin Carter and Jermaine Couisnard each scored 17 points for the Gamecocks.

Jermaine Couisnard is leading South Carolina in scoring and assists with averages of 11.8 points and 3.1 assists per game, while Wildens Leveque is the leading rebounder with an average of 4.9 rebounds per game. South Carolina has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 71.7 points per game.

Auburn improved to 26-4 and a SEC-leading 14-3 following its 81-68 overtime victory against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday. K.D. Johnson scored 14 points with 12 during overtime to help lead the Tigers to the win. Jabari Smith led Auburn with 27 points. Auburn has struggled down the stretch alternating between wins and losses in each of its last five.

Jabari Smith is the leading scorer for Auburn with an average of 16.9 points per game, while Walker Kessler is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.2 rebounds per game and Wendell Green Jr is the leader in assists with an average of 5.0 assists per game. Aubrey has four players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Tigers are scoring an average of 79.2 points per game.

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Auburn will pick up the victory and win the regular season title in the SEC, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in six of Auburn's last 10 and in nine South Carolina's last 10. Auburn is 24th in the nation in scoring with an average of 79.2 points per game and South Carolina is scoring an average of 71.7 points per game. The OVER has cashed in five of the last six the Gamecocks have played on the road. Final Score Prediction, Auburn Tigers win but our best play is OVER 83-75.