1:03 pm
January 9

#21 Kentucky @ #1 South Carolina

Who will WIN this matchup?

#21 Kentucky Wildcats (8-3)

@ #1 South Carolina Gamecocks (14-1)

 

Current odds:

Kentucky Wildcats: (+1450)

South Carolina Gamecocks: (-3000)

 

• The spread for the game is South Carolina by 15.5 points.

• South Carolina heads into the game putting up 70.7 points per game, eight more than the 62.7 Kentucky surrenders per contest. The Gamecocks are 6-1 in games where they put up more than 63 points. The Gamecocks are outshooting their opponents from distance this season, knocking down 5.3 three-pointers per game while allowing 4.2 made threes to their opponents. When South Carolina shoots its average from beyond the arc this season, the Gamecocks are 5-1.

• The Wildcats 79.9 points per game average is more than the 52.3 South Carolina gives up. When Kentucky does reach the 52-point mark, it is 8-2 on the year. The Wildcats are shooting 63.8 percent from the charity stripe as a team, good for 10th in the SEC. Howard is leading Kentucky with 4.2 made free throws a game (shooting 79 percent from the line).

• South Carolina’s leading scorer and rebounder is Boston, who averages 17.2 points and 11.1 boards per game. The Gamecocks also get 13.1 points, 4.8 assists and 2.2 steals from Destanni Henderson and 11.1 points per game from Zia Cooke. Averaging 1.5 made three-pointers a contest, Henderson is South Carolina’s most prolific three-point shooter while knocking down 42 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

• Howard is Kentucky’s leading scorer, averaging 19.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 3.3 steals per game. Dre’una Edwards is the leading rebounder, tallying 8.6 rebounds per game to go with 17.4 points, while Jazmine Massengill leads the Wildcats with 4.5 assists per game in addition to averaging 6.4 points a contest. Howard leads Kentucky’s three-point shooting efforts, hitting 1.7 threes per game while connecting on 33 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

8/10
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#1 South Carolina Gamecocks
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