Steve Merril
NCAA Basketball
(3% play) GEORGIA +1/+1.5 (vs. South Carolina) - 7:00 pm ET (ESPNU) #728
South Carolina has an impressive 19-2 SU on the season, but twelve of those wins have come on their home court. The Gamecocks are just 3-2 SU in true road games this season with one win coming by 6 points and another win coming by just 3 points in overtime. Overall, South Carolina has played the #116th rated schedule this season, so the majority of their wins have come against inferior opponents. To compare, Georgia has played the #41st rated schedule this season. South Carolina’s defense is giving up 70.6 points per game on 38.4% shooting from three-point land on the road this season. In their last three road games, the Gamecocks have allowed 73 points or more while going just 1-2 SU with their lone win coming in overtime.
Georgia returns home off back-to-back road losses at LSU and at Baylor. The Bulldogs were competitive in both games as they only lost by 4 points to the Tigers and by 10 points to the Bears. Off those losses, we expect a strong performance here, especially since Georgia is 10-3 SU on their home court this season; two of their home losses have come by just 2 points apiece. Georgia’s offense is averaging 71.7 points per game on 44.8% shooting from the field and 38.5% shooting from three-point land at home this season. The Bulldogs’ defense is only giving up 66.4 points per game on 37.5% shooting from the field and 30% shooting from three-point land at home this season. We’ll back Georgia in this game on Tuesday night.
Play GEORGIA (+) as a 3% play.
NCAA Basketball
(3% play) GEORGIA +1/+1.5 (vs. South Carolina) - 7:00 pm ET (ESPNU) #728
South Carolina has an impressive 19-2 SU on the season, but twelve of those wins have come on their home court. The Gamecocks are just 3-2 SU in true road games this season with one win coming by 6 points and another win coming by just 3 points in overtime. Overall, South Carolina has played the #116th rated schedule this season, so the majority of their wins have come against inferior opponents. To compare, Georgia has played the #41st rated schedule this season. South Carolina’s defense is giving up 70.6 points per game on 38.4% shooting from three-point land on the road this season. In their last three road games, the Gamecocks have allowed 73 points or more while going just 1-2 SU with their lone win coming in overtime.
Georgia returns home off back-to-back road losses at LSU and at Baylor. The Bulldogs were competitive in both games as they only lost by 4 points to the Tigers and by 10 points to the Bears. Off those losses, we expect a strong performance here, especially since Georgia is 10-3 SU on their home court this season; two of their home losses have come by just 2 points apiece. Georgia’s offense is averaging 71.7 points per game on 44.8% shooting from the field and 38.5% shooting from three-point land at home this season. The Bulldogs’ defense is only giving up 66.4 points per game on 37.5% shooting from the field and 30% shooting from three-point land at home this season. We’ll back Georgia in this game on Tuesday night.
Play GEORGIA (+) as a 3% play.
