Tennessee Volunteers vs South Carolina Gamecocks: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/17/2021

The South Carolina Gamecocks (5-9) are expected to continue a three-game losing streak when they visit the No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers (14-5) as 11.5-point underdogs at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Thompson-Boling Arena. The matchup airs on SECN. The matchup's over/under is set at 143.5.

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ATS Records for Tennessee and South Carolina

Tennessee Leaders

• Jaden Springer leads the Volunteers in scoring, putting up 12.2 points per game.
• Josiah-Jordan James paces Tennessee with 6.0 rebounds a game and Santiago Vescovi leads the team with 3.2 assists per contest.
• Vescovi connects on 2.0 threes per game to lead the Volunteers.
• James leads the team with 1.4 steals per game. Yves Pons collects 1.6 blocks a contest to pace the Volunteers.

South Carolina Leaders

• A.J. Lawson outpaced his teammates on the Gamecocks scoring front by putting up 17.9 points per game. He adds 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game this season.
• The South Carolina leaders in rebounds and assists are Justin Minaya (6.9 rebounds per game) and Jermaine Couisnard (3.6 assists per game).
• Lawson makes a team-high 3.0 three-pointers per game for the Gamecocks.
• The Gamecocks leaders in steals and blocks are Lawson (1.6 steals per game) and Jalyn McCreary (1.3 blocks per game).

Tennessee vs South Carolina: Last 4 Meetings

The Volunteers are 3-1 against the Gamecocks over the last four meetings between the two teams. Neither team has an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head matchups. The Volunteers and the Gamecocks have a 1-1 ATS record.

Points Insights

• The Volunteers average just 3.5 fewer points per game (72.8) than the Gamecocks give up (76.3).
• Tennessee is 9-0 overall and 7-0 against the spread when scoring more than 76.3 points.
• South Carolina has a 2-7 record against the spread and a 0-9 record overall when giving up more than 72.8 points.
• The Gamecocks put up an average of 74.1 points per game, 12.4 more points than the 61.7 the Volunteers allow.
• In games when it scores more than 61.7 points, South Carolina is 6-0 against the spread and 5-8 overall.
• Tennessee's record is 1-2 against the spread and 1-2 overall when it allows more than 74.1 points.
• The Volunteers have totaled 211 more points than their opponents this season (11.1 per game on average), while the Gamecocks have been out-scored by 31 total points (2.2 per game average differential).

Rebounding Insights

• The Volunteers and the Gamecocks are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 34.7 and 34.9 rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Gamecocks are 5-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Volunteers are 3-4 when they lose the battle on the glass
• The Volunteers average 10.2 offensive rebounds per game, -2.8 rebounds less than the Gamecocks.
• The Gamecocks are 4-4 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Volunteers are 5-3 when they trail in offensive rebounds.
• Rebounding has been a pillar for both teams this year. Tennessee records an average rebounding margin of +3.1 rebounds per game. South Carolina averages a margin of +1.4 rebounds.