LSU vs South Carolina Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/18/23
South Carolina Gamecocks (9-17) vs. LSU Tigers (12-14)
February 18, 2023 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: LSU Tigers -7.5 / South Carolina Gamecocks +7.5; Over/Under: +132.5
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The South Carolina Gamecocks and the LSU Tigers meet in college basketball action from the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday afternoon. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
LSU is listed as a 7.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -334. The total for this game is set at 132.5 points.
Injuries
For South Carolina, Ford Cooper Jr. is questionable for this game with a thigh injury while LSU doesn’t have any new names popping up on the injury report for this game.
Matchup History
South Carolina’s 77-75 win over LSU back on February 19th. 2022, snapped LSU’s three-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
South Carolina is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 9-4 in their last 13 games overall. LSU is 2-9-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall and 5-16-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a loss while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
Pick
I’m not rushing to the window to bet this thing, but I’d lean towards the under here. Both of these teams are averaging less than 65 PPG in their last 5 games, and this just feels like a first to 65 wins kind of game if we even make it that high. Give me the under in what I’m expecting to be a 40-minute brick fest.
