South Carolina vs. Florida Picks, Odds and Prediction – March 2

Saturday's contest between the No. 24 Florida Gators (20-8, 10-5 SEC) and No. 18 South Carolina Gamecocks (23-5, 11-4 SEC) squaring off at Colonial Life Arena has a projected final score of 75-74 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of Florida, so it should be a tight matchup. The game will tip off at 12:00 PM ET on March 2. Based on our computer prediction, Florida should cover the spread, which currently sits at 1.5. The two teams are projected to go over the 145.5 over/under.

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South Carolina vs. Florida Odds

South Carolina vs Florida Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
South Carolina -1.5 145.5 -110 -110 -128 +106

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South Carolina vs. Florida Prediction

  • Prediction: Florida 75, South Carolina 74

South Carolina Betting Info

  • The Gamecocks have 10 wins against the spread in 15 conference games this season.
  • Out of 15 Gamecocks conference games so far this season, six have gone over the total.
  • The Gamecocks have entered the game as moneyline favorites 15 times this season and won 13, or 86.7%, of those games.
  • This season, South Carolina has won 13 of its 15 games, or 86.7%, when favored by at least -128 on the moneyline.
  • Gamecocks games this season have gone over this contest's total of 145.5 points four times.
  • South Carolina has had an average of 137.0 points in its games this season, 8.5 fewer than this matchup's total.

South Carolina's Top Players

Gamecocks Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Meechie Johnson Jr. 27 13.8 4.2 3.0 1.0 0.1 1.9
B.J. Mack 28 13.6 4.9 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.5
Ta'Lon Cooper 28 9.9 4.5 4.4 0.6 0.3 1.6
Collin Murray-Boyles 22 9.7 5.1 1.7 0.8 0.7 0.0
Myles Stute 23 8.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.7

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Florida Betting Info

  • The Gators have eight wins against the spread in 15 SEC games this season.
  • There have been seven Gators SEC games (out of 15) that hit the over this year.
  • The Gators have been chosen as underdogs in six games this year and have walked away with the win two times (33.3%) in those games.
  • This season, Florida has come away with a win two times in six chances when named as an underdog of at least +106 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Gators have played 22 games this season that finished with a combined score over 145.5 points.
  • The average over/under for Florida's contests this season is 161.8, 16.3 more points than this game's total.

Florida's Top Players

Gators Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Walter Clayton Jr. 28 16.8 3.8 2.8 1.1 0.6 2.4
Zyon Pullin 25 15.3 3.9 4.7 1.0 0.1 1.2
Tyrese Samuel 28 13.5 7.8 1.7 1.1 1.0 0.1
Will Richard 28 11.4 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.5 2.0
Riley Kugel 27 9.6 3.4 1.4 1.1 0.3 1.1

South Carolina vs. Florida Scoring Insights

  • The Gamecocks are averaging 71.7 points, 5.3 fewer than the Gators allow.
  • South Carolina is 5-0 against the spread and 5-0 overall when scoring more than 77.0.
  • When Florida concedes fewer than 71.7 points, it is 8-4 versus the spread and 11-1 overall.
  • The Gators' 84.7 points per game are 19.4 more than the Gamecocks concede.
  • When posting more than 65.3 points, Florida is 14-13 versus the spread and 20-8 overall.
  • South Carolina's record is 20-7 versus the spread and 23-4 overall when giving up fewer than 84.7 points.
  • The Gamecocks have posted 181 more points than their opponents this year (6.4 per game), and the Gators have also outscored their opponents, by 215 (7.7 per game).

South Carolina vs. Florida Rankings

South Carolina Rank South Carolina AVG Florida AVG Florida Rank
246th 71.7 Points Scored 84.7 9th
22nd 65.3 Points Allowed 77.0 312th
137th 36.1 Rebounds 43.6 1st
126th 9.3 Off. Rebounds 13.9 2nd
96th 8.3 3pt Made 7.8 142nd
48th 15.5 Assists 15.2 61st
37th 9.5 Turnovers 11.5 205th

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