Georgia Bulldogs vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Bulldogs vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: ESPN2

The Georgia Bulldogs (13-2) are on their way to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday where they will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-5).

The Georgia Bulldogs faced off with Florida and took a loss by a score of 92-77 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 17 and Florida had 17 fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 25 shots from long range. Florida went 69.6% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 23 tries. On top of that, Florida totaled 53 rebounds (20 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Florida distributed 18 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. When discussing the defense, Georgia allowed the other team to go 46.7% from the floor on 35 out of 75 shooting. They also distributed 6 dimes for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs buried 15 of their 23 attempts for a rate of 65.2%. Georgia wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.4% FG percentage (29 out of 70) and converted 4 of 19 three-point attempts.

Marcus Millender is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He ended up with 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 28 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He went 63.6% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist.

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Georgia will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 13-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 97.9 pts per game (1st in Division 1) while hitting 49.0% from the floor. The Bulldogs are shooting 31.7% from downtown (139 of 439) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Georgia is grabbing 42.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 237 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 129th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are forcing 16.3 turnovers per game while drawing 20.9 fouls. They give up 30.4% from 3-point land and they rank 231st in the country in PPG allowed (75.2). The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 40.4% (410 of 1,015) and they surrender 38.4 boards per game as a unit. They are 132nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 194 surrendered this year.

When they last played, the South Carolina Gamecocks took home the win by a final score of 78-68 against LSU. The Gamecocks earned 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this contest. They turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. LSU was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a clip of 76.2%. Regarding three-point shots, South Carolina knocked down 12 out of 21 tries (57.1%). In all, the Gamecocks shot 25 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2%. The Gamecocks permitted LSU to bury 24 out of their 62 tries from the field which had them sitting at 38.7% in this matchup. They shot 32.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 25 and finished the contest at 12 out of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). In the matter of team rebounding, South Carolina allowed LSU to pull down 40 in total (16 offensive).

Elijah Strong ended up being important for the Gamecocks for the game. He buried 10 of 15 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He accumulated 30 points in his 25 mins on the court and earned 3 assists for the matchup.

South Carolina has a mark of 10-5 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gamecocks are shooting 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 108th in the nation. South Carolina has accounted for 1,202 pts for the campaign (80.1 per game) and they collect 34.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (120th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.6 times per game. The Gamecocks commit 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Gamecocks defensively are ranked 84th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 69.2. They are able to force 10.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (138th in college hoops). The South Carolina defense surrenders 30.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (85 of 280) and their opponents are making 67.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 33.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 164th and 124th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Georgia

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