At the beginning of the season, expectations were high for LSU following their SEC championship of 2019. While South Carolina was largely ignored in the preseason. Coach Frank Martin’s Gamecocks have been stagnant since their epic 2017 Final Four run with NCAA basketball championship odds. However, USC has quietly made great strides towards becoming a March Madness team. Gamecock backers have been making reliable profits over the past month. Counter to that is an LSU team that has become an overlay. Oddsmakers and casual money have caught up to the Bayou Bengals. Saturday brings a critical SEC matchup from Columbia!
LSU Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks
| Date and Time: | Saturday, February 22, 2020, 8 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina |
| LSU vs. South Carolina TV Coverage: | ESPN2 |
| NCAA Betting Online Odds at SBG: | Click Here |
LSU Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Overview
Late on the Tigers have dropped four of their last five games to the offshore bookmaker. LSU is now 18-7 straight up, 11-13-1 vs. the odds and 14-10 over the total. Overall national metrics have the Bayou Bengals ranked 10th for scoring offense but 274th for points allowed.
Frank Martin’s Gamecocks are one of the hottest teams in the land with five payouts in their last seven games. As a result, South Carolina is now 16-9 straight up, 14-11 against the spread and 12-12 on totals. USC has closed within two games of the SEC lead. Correlate the Cocks national metrics of 174th for scoring offense and 93rd for points allowed.
Key Tigers: G Skylar Mays (16.5 PTS, 4.9 REB, 3.3 AST, 49.8 FGPCT, 85.0 FGPCT, 37.4 3PPCT), F Trendon Watford (13.9 PTS, 7.0 REB, 1.7 AST, 49.6 FGPCT, 66.7 FTPCT, 26.4 3PPCT), F Emmitt Williams (13.9 PTS, 7.1 REB, 1.2 AST, 56.0 FGPCT, 80.2 FTPCT, 37.5 3PPCT)
Key Gamecocks: G AJ Lawson (13.8 PTS, 3.3 REB, 1.8 AST, 43.0 FGPCT, 72.6 FTPCT, 35.3 3PPCT), G Jermaine Couisnard (11.9 PTS, 2.8 REB, 2.8 AST, 40.5 FGPCT, 65.6 FTPCT, 31.9 3PPCT), F Malik Kotsar (10.4 PTS, 6.5 REB, 2.1 AST, 50.7 FGPCT, 67.1 FTPCT, 0.0 3PPCT)
LSU and South Carolina Versus the Odds
The Tigers are:
- 11-4-1 against the spread on the road
- 7-1 over the total in their last eight away games
- 0-2-1 on the board in their last three games at South Carolina
- 2-1 over the total in head to head away games with the Gamecocks
The Gamecocks are:
- 12-8 against the spread in their last 20 home games
- 3-4-1 under the total at Colonial Life Arena
- 5-4-1 vs. the odds head to head with LSU
- 4-0 over the total head to head with the Tigers
LSU Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks NCAA games Betting Odds Picks
Owing to Frank Martin and Will Wade do we get a matchup of dynamic coaching personalities. In like manner, we get a showdown of two of the best teams in the SEC. LSU was expected to contend for NCAA basketball championship odds.
On the other hand, the Gamecocks are a shocking surprise. South Carolina has had superior recent wagering value. Look for Martin’s Gamecocks to prevail in front of a frenzied full house!
LSU vs. South Carolina NCAA Betting Online Pick: South Carolina Gamecocks
LSU vs. South Carolina NCAA Betting Online Score Prediction: South Carolina 73, LSU 69