The South Carolina Gamecocks (3-3) will be at home in Colonial Life Arena when they challenge the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (4-3). Action begins at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, November 30, 2018, and can be seen on SEC Network.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks ATS Odds
In their last outing, the Gamecocks got blown out by the Wofford Terriers, 81-61, while the Chanticleers easily got past the Methodist Monarchs, 88-57.
Coastal Carolina played a flawless game. They had an extraordinary offensive rebounding percentage of 46.9 (above their season average of 33.0) and a free throw rate of 0.183 (below their season average of 0.361). Methodist had marks of 19.4 and 0.091, respectively, for those same stats. South Carolina, meanwhile, did a fantastic job of converting from the free throw line (16-21; 76.2 percent). Maik Kotsar had a solid outing for South Carolina with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Zac Cuthbertson led the way for Coastal Carolina, finishing with 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
The Gamecocks won the sole contest between these two teams last year, 80-78. One of South Carolina’s largest advantages was getting to the free throw line. They had 31 free throw attempts, while Coastal Carolina had just 13.
The physical South Carolina offense could be living from the free throw line in this meeting. The Gamecocks rank 24th in the nation with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.288, while Coastal Carolina ranks 298th in FTA rate allowed (0.274) since the 2017-18 season. Furthermore, the defense of the Chanticleers figures to have an edge in terms of effective field goal percentage. They rank 55th in the NCAA with an effective field goal percentage allowed of 0.481, while the offense of the Gamecocks ranks 336th in effective field goal percentage (0.466).
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Free Pick
Pick: SU Winner – South Carolina, ATS Winner – South Carolina, O/U – Over
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
- Coastal Carolina ranks third in blocks allowed per game (2.2) while South Carolina ranks 261st (4.8).
- The Chanticleers rank 233rd in steals allowed per game (7.0) while the Gamecocks rank 243rd (7.2).
- The Gamecocks rank 99th in three pointers allowed per game (20.7) while the Chanticleers rank 304th (25.5).
- Coastal Carolina ranks 34th in rebounds per game (38.7) while South Carolina ranks 138th in rebounds allowed per game (34.5).
