South Carolina vs Florida Prediction 2/15/25 College Basketball Picks

The South Carolina Gamecocks and the Florida Gators meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a South Carolina vs. Florida prediction.

South Carolina Recap

The South Carolina Gamecocks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 72-68 loss at the hands of Ole Miss last time out to improve to 10-14 on the year. After this game, South Carolina will head on the road for a matchup against LSU.

Gamecocks Still Searching For First Conference Win

Collin Murray-Boyles leads the Gamecocks in scoring and rebounding with 15.4 PPG and 8.8 RPG while Jamarii Thomas has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 3.3 APG to lead South Carolina in the assist department as the only pair of double-digit scorers for South Carolina up to this point in the year. Nick Pringle has 9.2 PPG with 6.5 RPG while Zachary Davis has 9.3 PPG with 4.2 RPG and Jacobi Wright has 8.1 PPG with 2.3 APG as well this season. As a team, South Carolina is averaging 69.9 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three, and 69.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the South Carolina Gamecocks will win

• South Carolina has won three of its last four games at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center.

Florida Recap

The Florida Gators come into this game looking to add on to their 81-68 win over Mississippi State last time out to improve to 21-3 this season. After this game, Florida will welcome the Oklahoma Sooners to town.

Gators Win Three Straight & 6 Of Last 7

Walter Clayton Jr. leads the Gators in scoring and assists with 17.4 PPG and 3.8 APG along with 3.3 RPG while Alijah Martin has 15.3 PPG with 4.9 RPG and 2.6 APG. Will Richard has 13.4 PPG with 5 RPG and 1.9 SPG and Alex Condon’s added 10.8 PPG with a team-high 8 RPG to lead Florida on the glass and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Florida so far this season. Thomas Haugh also has 7.5 PPG with 6 RPG Denzel Aberdeen has 7.4 PPG with 2 RPG and Rueben Chinyelu has 6.7 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Florida is averaging 83.4 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three, and 71.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Florida Gators will win

• South Carolina has lost each of its last 12 games against the Southeastern Conference.
• Florida has won 22 of its last 23 games at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Florida’s last six night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center have produced a total of 144+ points.
• Six of South Carolina’s last seven road night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 142 or fewer points.

South Carolina vs. Florida Prediction

I’m with Florida here. South Carolina’s been great as a home underdog this season, but the Gamecocks have really struggled to make that transition to taking that competitiveness on the road. The Gators have been machines at home this season and this Gators team more often than not looks like a legitimate title contender. I think the Gators lay a hurting on South Carolina here and get themselves a big win and cover at home so I’ll lay the points with the Gators here.