South Carolina at Ole Miss 2/5/20 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 02/04/2020 at 9:05 PM ET

The South Carolina Gamecocks are set to visit The Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi for an SEC clash against the Ole Miss Rebels. The South Carolina Gamecocks come into this matchup with a 13-8 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the Missouri Tigers, 76-54. Leading the way for the South Carolina Gamecocks was senior forward Maik Kotsar as he recorded 21 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman guard Jermaine Couisnard had a productive outing for the Gamecocks as he pitched in 15 points and 6 rebounds.

The South Carolina Gamecocks had a good shooting game against the Missouri Tigers as they connected on 25 of their 49 field goal attempts (51%), but they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (36.4%). The South Carolina Gamecocks won the turnover battle against the Missouri Tigers (17-11), and they edged out the Tigers in the rebounding department (36-34).

The Ole Miss Rebels come into this matchup with a 10-11 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the LSU Tigers, 73-63. Leading the way for the Ole Miss Rebels was junior guard Devontae Shuler as he recorded 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals. Junior forward Khadim Sy had a productive outing off the bench for the Rebels as he pitched in 11 points and 6 rebounds.

The Ole Miss Rebels struggled shooting the ball against the LSU Tigers as they connected on 21 of their 59 field goal attempts (35.6%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (27.3%). The Ole Miss Rebels won the turnover battle against the LSU Tigers (13-10), but they were edged out by the Tigers in the rebounding department (42-30).

The Ole Miss Rebels have really struggled in SEC games this season as they have only won 1 game in 8 attempts, and they have had little success on either side of the court as they rank 13th in points scored and 7th in points allowed. The South Carolina Gamecocks are playing great basketball as of recent as they have won 3 consecutive games, and they have been excellent scoring the basketball in those wins as they are averaging 81.6 PPG. The Gamecocks have enjoyed the emergence from freshman guard Jermaine Couisnard as he is averaging 14.4 PPG in SEC play, but he hasn’t been the only source of production as there are 3 other guys averaging over 10 PPG. South Carolina will be tasked with shutting down Breein Tyree, but they aren’t many other guys who can make an impact for the Rebels. Final Score Prediction, South Carolina Gamecocks win and cover ATS 74-69.

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