GAME: #813 South Carolina vs #814 Auburn
TIME: 1/22/2020 – 7:00p EST
SPREAD: Auburn -10.5
TOTAL: 144.5
SPORTSBOOK: BetOnline.ag
The South Carolina Gamecocks (10-7) have a tough SEC Conference road game against the #16 Auburn Tigers (15-2). In their last game out, Auburn lost their 2nd-straight game at Florida by a score of 47-69 while South Carolina had another big road upset win against Texas A&M by a score of 81-67. These teams met twice last season with scores of 80-77 with South Carolina winning on their home court and Auburn winning 64-73 on a Neutral court.
SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS
The South Carolina Gamecocks are averaging 69 points on 42% field goal shooting and adding 10.6 offensive rebounds per game. The Gamecocks allow only 66 points on 38% field goal shooting while forcing 15.5 turnovers and adding 5.9 steals and 3.8 blocks per game. South Carolina is led by A.J. Lawson with 13.8 points 3.1 rebounds 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Keyshawn Bryant is listed as questionable for this game and he averages 8.3 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. This will be a bigger blow to the Gamecocks than it appears on paper because their bench is not very deep.
AUBURN TIGERS
The Auburn Tigers are averaging 78 points per game on 44% field goal shooting while adding 7.9 three-pointers per game along with 11.7 offensive rebounds. The Tigers are allowing 67 points per game on 40% field goal shooting while forcing 14.6 turnovers and adding 6.6 steals and 2.8 blocks per game. The Tigers are led by Samir Doughty with 14.6 points 3.6 rebounds 2.5 assists in 1.2 steals per game. Doughty was out injured for one of their losses and was not quite ready in the loss to Florida.
SOUTH CAROLINA vs AUBURN PREDICTION
This line opened at -10.5 and is moving to -11 in some places while the public is backing the Gamecocks. The Gamecocks have been playing very well this season and the public is aware they have a good team that can beat anyone on a good day, which is why they are putting their money on getting 10+ points. That seems like a no-brainer but if this line trends in this direction Auburn will be the no-brainer play, especially with them coming off back to back losses and dropping 12 spots in the top 25 ranks you can count on Bruce Pearl having his boys ready to roll today to put up a lot of points to cover both the spread and the total in a high scoring game to get the Auburn offense back on track on their home floor.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Gamecocks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog.
- Gamecocks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Gamecocks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog.
AUBURN
- Under is 6-0 in Tigers last 6 games following an ATS loss.
- Under is 6-1 in Tigers last 7 games as a favorite.
- Under is 5-1 in Tigers last 6 games as a home favorite.
- Under is 5-1 in Tigers last 6 home games.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Underdog is 17-6 ATS in the last 23 meetings.
BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Analysis: Auburn -10.5 / Over 144.5
Fade the Public: no data / no data
Sharp Action: no data / no data
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