Missouri Tigers vs South Carolina Gamecocks Prediction, 2/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri Tigers vs South Carolina Gamecocks

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, SC

TV: SEC Network

The South Carolina Gamecocks (11-12) will play the Missouri Tigers (15-7) at Colonial Life Arena on Saturday.

The Missouri Tigers faced Mississippi State and went home with a win by a final score of 84-79 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 16 while Mississippi State racked up 21 personal fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 28 tries from beyond the arc. Mississippi State finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 12 of their 18 attempts. On top of that, Mississippi State snagged 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Mississippi State earned 9 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, Missouri allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 28 of 65 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 36 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers buried 25 of 33 attempts for a percentage of 75.8%. Missouri ended the contest with a 43.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 58) and made 9 out of their 26 3-pointers.

Mark Mitchell is a player who had an impact for the game. He racked up 19 points on 5 out of 14 shooting. He played 36 mins and also collected 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 35.7% from the field and also totaled 4 assists.

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Missouri heads into this one with a mark of 15-7 so far this year. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.9 fouls every game. As a team, Missouri is pulling in 36.7 boards per game and is sitting with 322 assists this season, which has them ranked 195th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 34.7% from downtown (164 of 472) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.4 points per game (98th in D-1) while connecting on 49.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They rank 105th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 284 relinquished on the year. The Tigers are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.9% (538 of 1,285) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 36.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 193rd in Division 1 in opponents PPG (74.0).

The last time they took the court, the South Carolina Gamecocks took a loss by a final score of 84-75 when they played Texas. The Gamecocks collected 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 23 for the contest. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. Texas had 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Gamecocks to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 79.2%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, South Carolina converted 2 of their 11 attempts (18.2%). Overall, the Gamecocks ended up going 27 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Gamecocks allowed Texas to bury 24 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% in this contest. They shot 36.8% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 29 of 36 at the free throw line (80.6%). In reference to how they rebounded, South Carolina permitted Texas to collect 37 in all (15 on the offensive side).

Meechie Johnson Jr. was important for the Gamecocks for this contest. He totaled 35 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and added 6 assists in this contest. He converted 12 of 21 in this contest for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and earned 1 rebound.

South Carolina has a record of 11-12 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gamecocks are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 214th in college hoops. South Carolina has accounted for 1,777 pts this year (77.3 per game) and they collect 33.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.9 times per contest (196th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest. The Gamecocks are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls per contest and they hit 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The South Carolina defense surrenders 31.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (148 of 475) and their opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 15.0 assists and 35.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 293rd and 221st in Division 1. The Gamecocks on the defensive end are ranked 226th in college in points given up per game with 75.3. They are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the field (236th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Carolina

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