Vanderbilt Commodores (9-4) vs South Carolina Gamecocks (9-4)
Game Info: Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 12:00 pm (Memorial Gym)
Betting Odds: Vanderbilt Commodores -7 -- Over/Under: 136.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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South Carolina faces Vanderbilt on Saturday, January 8th, 2022 at Memorial Gymnasium for a college basketball SEC matchup.
South Carolina is coming off an 81-66 loss to Auburn in its last game at home on January 4th. South Carolina was a 9.5-point underdog in that game, therefore not covering the spread and moving to 9-4 overall, 6-6 against the spread, and 0-1 in SEC play. South Carolina has lost two of its last three games and it will look for its first conference win of the year on the road. South Carolina's leading scorer so far this season has been G Erik Stevenson, who has scored 12.0 points per game and has earned 2.6 assists per game as well. F Wildens Leveque leads the team in rebounds per game with 6.3. South Carolina as a team has scored 74.6 points per game and has shot the ball at a 43.8% clip from the field. South Carolina has also allowed 67.2 points per game to its opponents.
Vanderbilt is coming off a big 75-74 upset win over Arkansas on the road on January 4th. Vandy opened conference play with a bang as the Commodores took down a tough Arkansas team, making it four straight wins over Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is now 9-4 overall this season and 1-0 in SEC play with an 8-5-0 against the spread record as well. Vanderbilt's leading scorer is also one of the top players in the SEC, G Scotty Pippen Jr. Pippen Jr. scores 18.4 points per game and earns 2.5 assists per game for Vanderbilt this season. Vanderbilt as a team has scored 70.3 points per game and has shot the ball at a 40.8% clip from the field. Vanderbilt has also allowed 61.7 points per game to its opponents.
Vanderbilt is a 7-point favorite and the total is set at 136.5. Vanderbilt is firing on all cylinders and when this program gets going, it is tough to take it down, especially at Memorial Gym. I think the Commodores win big at home here, and I think South Carolina is catching Vandy at the wrong time.
Ron’s Pick Vanderbilt -7
AUTHOR: Ron Romanelli
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