South Carolina vs Indiana Game Information

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SEC member South Carolina (2-1, 0-0 on Road) heads to the Midwest to face Big Ten Conference icons Indiana (2-0, 2-0 at Home) in an early season showdown between two pretty good teams. The Gamecocks started the new season off by being upset by North Florida (74-71) before waking up and smashing SC State (86-64) and Towson (80-54). Indiana has played two lightweights, beating Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (80-61) and Eastern Illinois (90-56). The Hoosiers are 2-1 SU lifetime vs South Carolina but these schools haven’t played in over 26 years. Indiana beat the Gamecocks in the last meeting, 76-55, in a Neutral Site game in Indianapolis.

South Carolina, Murray-Boyles Ready For War

South Carolina (2-1-0 ATS, 2-1-0 O/U) is led by star F Collin Murray-Boyles (21.0 ppg, 10.7 rpg), G Jacobi Wright (16.0 ppg, 3.7 apg), G Jamari Thomas (10.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.3 apg), F Nick Pringle (8.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg), and G Zachary Davis (8.0 ppg 5.3 rpg, 3.0 apg), so this is a well-balanced team and an upset is a very possible thing in Bloomington. In its last 10 games overall, South Carolina is 6-4 SU/ATS so when they have won these games, they have also covered ATs and when they lost, they also failed to cover ATS. But outside of the aforementioned upset to North Florida, the other three setbacks came to some pretty solid programs (TENN, ORE, AUB). But before you jump to any conclusions, the Gamecocks have also beaten four pretty good teams in that span (FLA, A&M, MISS ST, ARK).

South Carolina Betting Trends

• South Carolina is 2-0 SU/ATS in its last 2 games
• The Gamecocks are 2-1 SU/ATS in their last 3 Road games
• The Over is 7-3 in the Gamecocks last 10 games
• The Over is 5-3 in South Carolina’s last 7 games overall
• South Carolina has won its last 2 games by an average of 19.0 ppg

No. 16 Hoosiers Ripe For an Upset vs Gamecocks?

Indiana (1-1 ATS, 0-2-1 O/U) is led by F Mackenzie Mgabko (24,5 ppg, 8.0 rpg), C Oumar Ballo (16.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg), F Malik Reneau (16.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg), G Myles Rice (8.0 ppg, 4.5 apg), and F Bryson Tucker (7.0 ppg), 4.0 rpg), so the Hoosiers have a very formidable frontcourt and should dominate tams on the boards this NCAA Basketball season. But this team may be subject to off nights as we saw against SIU-E when Indiana was tied with the Cougars, 27-27 with just 4 minutes to go in the First Half. The Hoosiers would go on to win by 19 but failed to cover the lofty 25.5-Point Spread at Home. Big credit to the Indiana AD for helping the Hoosiers schedule their first 8 games at Home at Assembly Hall.

Indiana Betting Trends

• Indiana is 7-3 SU over its last 10 games overall 
• The Hoosiers have played 3 straight Unders at Home
• Indiana is a profitable 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
• The Hoosiers have played Penn State and Nebraska both twice in their last 10
• The First Half Over is 14-7 in the last 21 IU games (+8.45 Units, 35% ROI)

South Carolina vs Indiana Prediction and Pick

Can the Hoosiers hold Murray-Boyles in check and can the Gamecocks not let Indiana dominate the glass are the two big questions heading into this Power 4 Conference matchup from Bloomy. The hosts will probably just be content in winning this game and keeping their unbeaten record intact as well as staying in the Top 25. This South Carolina vs Indiana prediction and free NCAAB pick is for the visitors to give the Hoosiers a good game and stay within the Point Spread, maybe benefitting from a backdoor cover. Blowing out SIU-E and EIU is one thing, but trying to smash South Carolina on Saturday afternoon will be a completely different story.

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Kevin’s Pick: South Carolina +7.5