The South Carolina Gamecocks (17-3, 5-2 SEC) head to the Thompson-Boling Arena to face the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers (15-4, 5-1) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the'South Carolina vs. Tennessee odds'as we make our expert'college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
South Carolina won its 3rd straight game Saturday, 72-64 over the Missouri Tigers to cover as a 5.5-point favorite while the Over (134) hit. B.J. Mack, senior transfer from Wofford, scored 21 points as the Gamecocks hit 10 3-pointers to hold off a Missouri 2nd-half comeback. The Gamecocks entered the contest with momentum following an impressive 79-62 win against No. 6 Kentucky earlier in the week.
Tennessee, which is No. 5 in the', won its 4th-straight game Saturday against the Vanderbilt Commodores, 75-62 to miss covering as a 13.5-point favorite. The game went Under the 141.5 total. This was the 4th time this season that senior G Dalton Knecht has scored 32 points or more. The Volunteers handled their business in the paint, outscoring the Commodores 32-24.
Tennessee has won 9 of the last 10 head-to-head meetings with South Carolina, and have covered the spread in 7 of them. The Volunteers dominated the Gamecocks in their most recent meeting on Feb. 25, 2023, winning 85-45 as a 22.5-point favorite. They pushed on the 130 total.