South Carolina Gamecocks vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: SEC Network

The Arkansas Razorbacks (12-4) will play the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-6) at Bud Walton Arena on Wednesday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Georgia and took a loss by a final of 75-70 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Gamecocks finished with 19 and Georgia accumulated 17 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. Georgia went 77.3% at the free throw line by burying 17 of 22 tries. In addition, Georgia snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Georgia doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, South Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 41.9% from the floor on 26 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Gamecocks knocked down 15 of 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. South Carolina finished having earned a 41.4% FG percentage (24 of 58) and knocked down 7 of their 24 shots from distance.

Mike Sharavjamts is a guy who came through for this game. He ended up scoring 18 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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South Carolina enters this game with a win-loss record of 10-6 this year. They average 79.5 points per game (130th in Division 1) while shooting 46.4% from the floor. The Gamecocks are shooting 32.0% on three-point attempts (140 of 438) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, South Carolina is pulling in 34.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 241 assists for the season, which has them ranked 192nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 9.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.4 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Gamecocks are forcing 10.2 turnovers every game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They rank 117th in the nation in giving up assists with 209 relinquished so far this season. The Gamecocks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.6% (405 of 951) and they surrender 33.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They concede 29.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 88th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arkansas Razorbacks took a loss by a score of 95-73 when they faced Auburn. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Arkansas permitted Auburn to collect 36 overall (9 offensive). They finished shooting 45.5% from distance by going 10 of 22 and finished the game at 17 of 24 from the charity stripe (70.8%). The Razorbacks allowed Auburn to bury 34 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.7% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Razorbacks walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 43.1%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Arkansas converted 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 71.4%. Auburn committed 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Razorbacks collected 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 for the contest.

Darius Acuff Jr. was important for the Razorbacks for this game. He racked up 19 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist in the game. He buried 7 out of 16 in the game for a rate of 43.8%, and earned 1 rebound.

Arkansas has a mark of 12-4 on the year. The Razorbacks have committed 16.2 fouls per game and they shoot 75.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.9 times per contest (59th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.0 times per game. Arkansas has earned 1,430 points this season (89.4 per contest) and they collect 37.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Razorbacks are shooting 48.5% from the field, which ranks 50th in the nation.

The Razorbacks on defense are ranked 270th in the country in points per game surrendered with 76.9. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (187th in college). The Arkansas defense gives up 31.6% on shots from beyond the arc (136 of 430) and opponents are making 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 15.0 dimes and 34.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 285th and 192nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Carolina

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