South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina Gamecocks vs Georgia Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA

TV: SEC Network

The Georgia Bulldogs (19-9) will try to beat the South Carolina Gamecocks (12-16) at Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks faced Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 72-63 in their last contest. South Carolina finished the game with a 36.8% FG percentage (21 of 57) and knocked down 8 of their 29 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Gamecocks buried 13 of their 17 shots for a rate of 76.5%. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 24 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 9 dimes in the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. With respect to defending, South Carolina allowed the other team to shoot 39.4% from the field on 26 out of 66 shooting. Kentucky earned 15 assists and had 8 steals for this game. On top of that, Kentucky totaled 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Kentucky finished 72.2% when shooting free throws by converting 13 of 18 tries. They also made 7 of their 25 tries from three-point range. In reference to fouls, the Gamecocks ended up with 16 and Kentucky finished the game with 17 fouls.

Meechie Johnson Jr. is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins played and totaled 4 rebounds. He went 41.7% from the field and also dished out 6 assists.

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South Carolina comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 12-16 on the campaign. They average 76.2 pts per game (173rd in college hoops) while shooting 44.0% from the field. The Gamecocks are connecting on 30.9% on 3-pointers (221 of 715) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Carolina is collecting 32.7 boards per game and has earned 380 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 240th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 9.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Gamecocks are able to force 10.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 247th in college hoops in opponents PPG (76.3). The Gamecocks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.9% (763 of 1,698) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are 288th in the nation in giving up assists with 427 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgia Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 88-80 when they played Vanderbilt. In relation to cleaning up the glass, Georgia permitted Vanderbilt to collect 33 in all (9 on the offensive side). They shot 26.9% from distance by shooting 7 of 26 and ended up shooting 21 out of 24 from the charity stripe (87.5%). The Bulldogs permitted Vanderbilt to knock down 30 out of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs finished 24 out of 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.2%. Concerning three-point attempts, Georgia converted 10 out of 24 tries (41.7%). They were able to bury 22 of them for a rate of 75.9%. Vanderbilt was called for 19 fouls for the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 29 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Bulldogs recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the matchup.

Jeremiah Wilkinson pitched in for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He made 7 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 28 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Georgia has a mark of 19-9 on the year. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they hit 74.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.6 times per contest (134th in the country) and they cough up possession 10.6 times per game. Georgia has tallied 2,515 points on the season (89.8 per game) and they pull in 38.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which is 84th in the nation.

The Georgia defense concedes 33.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (222 of 669) and opponents are connecting on 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 13.6 assists and 38.1 boards per contest, which ranks them 202nd and 344th in the country. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 309th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 78.8. They are able to force 14.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (152nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia

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