Tennessee looks to cover the Volunteers-Gamecocks pointspread on Wednesday and improve its overall 11-12 mark when they host South Carolina in college basketball action.

The Volunteers bring a 11-12 record (12-8-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 9-13 Gamecocks, who are 8-9 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Tennessee go 6-13-2 so far and the Gamecocks go 10-7.



View South Carolina vs Tennessee Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had the Volunteers installed as 7.5-point favorites in this particular matchup

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 102 (Volunteers) and the No. 261 (Gamecocks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 68-64 result in favor of the Volunteers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Tennessee's No. 165-ranked offense, averaging 68.6 PPG, against a Gamecocks defense that ranks No. 107 at 64.3 PPG. The Volunteers field goal percentage has averaged 43.8% so far, more than the Gamecocks marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.3% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, South Carolina owns the country's No. 142-rated mark, allowing 68.9 points per game on the highway. Tennessee, on the other hand, rates No. 128 in scoring at home.

Last time out for South Carolina, they were an 86-52 loser as they battled Kentucky at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 12-point underdog. South Carolina was crushed on Saturday, getting blown out by Kentucky and falling by an 86-52 score at Colonial Life Arena.

Tennessee won its last outing, a 73-62 result against Georgia on February 4. They covered in that game as a 7-point favorite. Trae Golden scored 16 points leading the Volunteers to a 73-62 victory over Georgia at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday.


South Carolina Gamecocks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Arkansas are 2-8
After playing Kentucky are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

Tennessee Volunteers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Florida are 5-5
After playing Georgia are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few Gamecocks at Volunteers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Carolina's last 6 games on the road
South Carolina is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
South Carolina is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tennessee
Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing South Carolina
Tennessee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against South Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tennessee's last 10 games
Tennessee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home


Next up:
South Carolina at Arkansas, Saturday, February 11
Tennessee at Florida, Saturday, February 11