Florida Gators vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/22/2025

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Venue:  Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC 

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Florida -10.5, South Carolina +10.5; Over/Under:  144.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Florida -10.5, South Carolina +10.5; Over/Under:  144.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Florida -10.5, South Carolina +10.5; Over/Under:  144.5 points

Florida Gators:  16-2 (3-2) (5th place, SEC)

South Carolina Gamecocks:  10-8 (0-5) (16th place, SEC)

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Florida Gators:  3-2  last 5

South Carolina Gamecocks:  0-5  last 5

Florida is entering this game with a 16-2 record overall, a 3-2 record in conference games, and they are 2-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a win against the Texas Longhorns in their last game. Alijah Martin led the team in points per game in that game with 22 while Walter Clayton Jr. was next on the team with 19. Alijah Martin led the team in assists with 4 in that game while Alex Condon led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 49.3% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 85.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.6 PPG against them. Florida has an ATS record of 13-5 this season and their O/U record is 7-11.

South Carolina is entering this game with a 10-8 record overall, a 0-5 conference record, and they are 8-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming off a loss against the Oklahoma Sooners in their last game. Morris Ugusuk led the team in points in that game with 15 while Collin Murray-Boyles was next on the team with 11. Jacobi Wright led the team in assists with 5 in that game while Collin Murray-Boyles led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 41.2% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range, and 52.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.9 PPG against them. South Carolina has an ATS record of 8-10 this season and their O/U record is 7-11.

The current betting odds have Florida listed as a 10.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Florida has looked really good in their games this season with their 16-2 record overall, but their 3-2 conference record has them right in the middle of the SEC. They are ranked inside the top 25 with both of their losses this season coming in conference play, and they have been a good road team so far with their 2-1 road record. Meanwhile, South Carolina has looked terrible in their games this season with their 10-8 record overall and their 0-5 conference record which has them right at the bottom of the SEC. They have looked good on their home court with their 8-3 home record, but they aren't as good at home as some of the other teams in the SEC and have struggled to keep pace. They are coming off a bad loss to Oklahoma in their last one and now they have to play one of the best in the conference. Florida's only 2 losses this season both came against ranked opponents and they have been rolling a lot of the other teams they have had to play, coming off a huge win over Texas in their last one. Florida has been better in every way this season and as desperate as South Carolina will be in this game, Florida has shown this season that they can win on the road and South Carolina won't have the offense to keep up with them. The best way to place a bet here is on Florida to cover the spread in this game. 

Florida South Carolina Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Florida 84 South Carolina 64.

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Florida Gators: 8-14 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 5-10 1H ATS after playing 2 consecutive home games. 26-19 1H UNDER versus teams who are called for 17 or less fouls/game. 38-29 1H UNDER versus good ball handling teams - committing 14 turnovers/game or less.

South Carolina Gamecocks: 23-15 ATS versus teams who are called for 17 or less fouls/game. 7-3 ATS after 3 or more consecutive losses. 6-3 ATS in a home game where the total is 140 to 149.5. 12-5 UNDER as a home underdog or pick. 11-5 UNDER when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 80%). 

Florida Gators:  O. Rioux (C) Out - Redshirt. M. Handlogten (C) Out - Redshirt.

South Carolina Gamecocks:  J. Thomas (G) Out - Undisclosed. M. Stute (G) Out - Undisclosed.

“Yeah just really happy and proud of our team. I thought our players did a great job tonight answering the challenge, you know, we talked a lot about it after the game yesterday that I didn’t think our mentality was where it needed to be on Tuesday night against a really good Missouri team that came in here and took advantage of it. And, you know, we talked a lot about it over the last 48 hours that, you know, with this opportunity on Saturday, we just cannot allow it to happen where a team comes in here and plays harder than us, and to the credit of our players and our staff, I thought we played incredibly hard. We were not perfect. We had some, you know, silly turnovers in transition, some missed coverages here and there. But when we play with that level of effort, it allows us to make some mistakes and still be victorious. And I thought, you know, for us to win the game the way we did, and to extend it and win by 24 was a great statement coming back off Tuesday night.” - Todd Golden after his team’s win against Texas in their last game. 

“We turned the ball over some, but we did enough things to be right where we needed to be with them playing their best guys. So there’s a little frustration with that. We have to figure out a way as coaches to sustain that.” - Lamont Paris after his team’s loss against Oklahoma in their last game. 

R. Chinyelu 

W. Clayton 

A. Condon 

A. Martin 

W. Richard

C. Murray-Boyles 

N. Pringle 

M. Stute 

J. Thomas 

J. Wright

PPG: W. Clayton (17.9)

APG: W. Clayton (3.7)

Reb/G: A. Condon (8.2)

PPG: C. Murray-Boyles (15.4)

APG: J. Thomas (3.3)

Reb/G: C. Murray-Boyles (9.2)

Coaches:

Florida Gators: Todd Golden (3rd season)

South Carolina Gamecocks: Lamont Paris (3rd season)